Irresponsible electronic messaging has ensnared many politicians and celebrities, most recently U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., but more average folks are finding their "e-evidence" coming back to haunt them. Take couples duking it out over divorces or child custody. Divorce …
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In a recent pow wow with my law partner Dror Bikel, we discussed how frequently we hear parties in child custody matters make the same complaints regarding their former partner's parental skills. So, without any personal commentary, here it goes: …
Raising contented children is not as straightforward as it sounds – especially for divorced or separated parents. When faced with the complications of co-operating with an ex, even the best intentions and sanest reasoning can fall by the wayside. When …
After comments and feedback we received from the first article, we realized that we used an imprecise choice of words to preview this article when we said that things didn't have to be so complicated. We know all the ways …
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I recently discovered that many mothers and fathers actually dread summer for the mere fact that, without the structure of school for their children, they are left to fend for themselves. They have to either find childcare or camp while …
Websites help divorced couples manage child custody and communication — minus the animosity. Scheduling meltdowns. Missed appointments. Custody hand-offs. Nasty texts and emails. Unexplained dental and doctor bills. For years, these kinds of disputes often led divorced parents into costly …
Japan's Cabinet approved a plan to join a global child custody treaty Friday, amid foreign pressure on Tokyo to revise policies some say allow Japanese mothers to too easily take their children away from foreign fathers. Prime Minister Naoto Kan's …
Jackson County’s Friend of the Court is giving parents who neglect to pay child support the boot. Friend of the Court, which enforces court orders regarding custody, parenting time and child support, will start putting a wheel boot on vehicles …
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If you and your child's mother are not married when the child is born, you may feel like a second-class citizen. You probably think that your rights are completely contingent upon the whims of your child's mother. You may be …
The extraordinary fight over "parental alienation syndrome" and what it means for divorce cases. The competition to get your favorite disease recognized in the bible of mental health, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, can be as fierce …