Tag Archives: child custody

New Jersey Transgender Name Change Case

Posted on July 13, 2017 by admin

Should a transgender minor be allowed to change his or her name without the consent of one of his or her parents? New Jersey broke new legal ground in a custody case that asked just this question. A child named … Continue reading →

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Custody Battles with a Horrible Added Twist…

Posted on April 27, 2014 by admin

If custody battles can get ugly, custody battles where one parent with ties to another country and runs away with the children can be even worse. It isn’t just in America. Here is an article that appeared last month in … Continue reading →

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Tough decision in Rutherford child custody case

Posted on March 23, 2014 by admin

A judge’s ruling sends two American children to France to live with their father in the Rutherford child custrody case. This case shows how difficult it is to make a decision as to the best interests of the children in … Continue reading →

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Custody and Pornography

Posted on March 8, 2014 by admin

The Salt Lake Tribune reports on a bill currently before Utah’s senate that would allow judges to consider exposure of children to pornography in child custody disputes. Apparently some cases have been heard before judges where a father told a … Continue reading →

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Important Decision For Fathers

Posted on March 7, 2014 by admin

What happens if mom suddenly decides to give her child to a family member to adopt? When the mother did just that, a CO father had to endure a six year legal struggle to get the partial custody that he … Continue reading →

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Having trouble with your custody time/ You should have studied physics!

Posted on March 7, 2014 by admin

Physicists like to use math to solve problems, but they usually leave it at the office. Not this physicist. According to this Scientific American article, when he had trouble working out a parenting plan, he turned to what he knows … Continue reading →

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Relocation by a Military Service Member

Posted on October 13, 2012 by admin

Some military personnel may wonder how Courts would view their military service if they were involved in a child custody dispute. In Adams v. Bracci (2012 N.Y. Slip Op. 00143, New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, January 12, … Continue reading →

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Washing Children’s Mouths Out with Soap

Posted on October 10, 2012 by admin

In Brown v. Brown (2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 07534, New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, October 27, 2011), a mother washed her children’s mouths out with soap, even after being told not to by a social worker. The … Continue reading →

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Racial Profiling or Threats to Kidnap?

Posted on October 9, 2012 by admin

In Katare v. Katare (No. 85591-9, Washington Supreme Court, August 16, 2012), deealt with the issue of racial profiling in the context of a child custody case. Husband was born and raised in India and took employment in Washington State … Continue reading →

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