Child Custody
David Hasselhoff Wins Full Custody
It has been confirmed that actor David Hasselhoff was awarded primary custody of his two daughters on Friday.
Woman Living as a Man Found Innocent of Taking Her Children
A woman who took her children from Arizona to North Carolina and passed herself off as a man for three years has been found not guilty of violating her custody agreement with her ex-husband.
Child Custody – Joint Custody and the Best Interest of the Child Standard
The law regarding child custody varies from state to state leaving no uniform legal position regarding what is in the best interest of the child. Some states have a preference and presumption towards joint custody while others do not. Some states are amending its law to adopt a preference and presumption for joint custody while others are amending its law to allow joint custody only when the parents agree to it.
California Child Custody - Who Gets Custody?
A common challenge for the court is to decide who will get custody of the child. Child custody may be petitioned by parents, grandparents, stepparents, or any person who believes they can provide suitable care and guidance to the child. So how does the California family court or a California judge handle competing persons seeking custody of the child?
Child Custody - Child Custody Orders and Judicial Authority
Many divorced and separated parents have the child custody arrangement or parenting arrangment they have because the judge chose it based on his/her belief of what was in the best interest of the child.
Move Away Cases - Move Away Madness in Child Custody Proceedings
Move away cases often have an all or nothing feel to them, especially for the left-behind parent. A move away case can change a child’s relationship with the left behind parent and it may never be the same as a result of a move away.
Child Custody Basics – Rights, Residency, and Relationship
When divorced parents are unable to agree on the rights and responsibilities of the parents and their minor children, the residency or placement of the children, and the relationship and/or amount of contact the children have with each parent, the family courts are often left with the difficult task of determining the best custodial arrangement of the children.
DNA Paternity Testing and Child Custody
Part Two of a two-part series about the legal implications of DNA paternity testing.
The Court Determines Child Custody
A difficult child custody case is stressful for the parents and extremely hard on the children. If you are currently in a custody battle, take the time to consider your children’s feelings.
Texas Politician Seeks Custody to 'save' African Child
A white Texan politician is trying to win custody of the 20-month-old son of his African former maid, claiming that he and his wife want to help the boy because of "the terrible problem that black male children have growing into manhood without being in prison". State representative...
Custody - Leveraging the Children
The abuser often recruits his children to do his bidding. He uses them to tempt, convince, communicate, threaten, and otherwise manipulate his target, the children's other parent or a devoted relative.
Dina Rabinovitch: Mothers matter more
At last, a judge in a child custody battle has dared to acknowledge the simple truth.
The law regarding child custody varies from state to state leaving no uniform legal position regarding what is in the best interest of the child. Some states have a preference and presumption towards joint custody while others do not. Some states are amending its law to adopt a preference and presumption for joint custody while others are amending its law to allow joint custody only when the parents agree to it.
California Child Custody - Who Gets Custody?
A common challenge for the court is to decide who will get custody of the child. Child custody may be petitioned by parents, grandparents, stepparents, or any person who believes they can provide suitable care and guidance to the child. So how does the California family court or a California judge handle competing persons seeking custody of the child?
Child Custody - Child Custody Orders and Judicial Authority
Many divorced and separated parents have the child custody arrangement or parenting arrangment they have because the judge chose it based on his/her belief of what was in the best interest of the child.
Move Away Cases - Move Away Madness in Child Custody Proceedings
Move away cases often have an all or nothing feel to them, especially for the left-behind parent. A move away case can change a child’s relationship with the left behind parent and it may never be the same as a result of a move away.
Child Custody Basics – Rights, Residency, and Relationship
When divorced parents are unable to agree on the rights and responsibilities of the parents and their minor children, the residency or placement of the children, and the relationship and/or amount of contact the children have with each parent, the family courts are often left with the difficult task of determining the best custodial arrangement of the children.
DNA Paternity Testing and Child Custody
Part Two of a two-part series about the legal implications of DNA paternity testing.
The Court Determines Child Custody
A difficult child custody case is stressful for the parents and extremely hard on the children. If you are currently in a custody battle, take the time to consider your children’s feelings.
Texas Politician Seeks Custody to 'save' African Child
A white Texan politician is trying to win custody of the 20-month-old son of his African former maid, claiming that he and his wife want to help the boy because of "the terrible problem that black male children have growing into manhood without being in prison". State representative...
Custody - Leveraging the Children
The abuser often recruits his children to do his bidding. He uses them to tempt, convince, communicate, threaten, and otherwise manipulate his target, the children's other parent or a devoted relative.
Dina Rabinovitch: Mothers matter more
At last, a judge in a child custody battle has dared to acknowledge the simple truth.