Family presided over marriage fraud ring
FORT WORTH, Texas _ A 70-year-old Fort Worth woman has been identified by federal authorities as the ringleader of a three-generation family fraud ring... |
Va. Court of Appeals: Barrett v. Commonwealth of Va.
Domestic Relations - Child Support - Custody Award The fact that a mother was awarded sole legal custody of the parties' children does not mean the father... |
Court grants child-custody rights to same-sex partner
A Durham County court properly granted custody rights to the former same-sex domestic partner of a child's biological mother because the mother had waived... |
Bill may remove 'loaded' words Child custody guidelines at issue
Thinking they can stop divorcing parents from fighting in court, state officials want to rewrite the laws to replace loaded terms like "custody" with "parenting... |
Conviction disqualifies wife from inheritance
Anne Throneberry, imprisoned for the 2004 kidnapping and death of her husband, Ted, will not get to inherit any of his estate unless an appeals court reverses... |
O'Connor takes private ordeal public; Former justice to testify about Alzheimer's painful reach
WASHINGTON -- Retired justice Sandra Day O'Connor today will speak publicly for the first time about the difficulty of her husband's Alzheimer's and how... |
U.S. court says schools can require uniforms
Public schools don't violate students' freedom of expression by requiring them to wear uniforms, a federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled Monday. |
Judge OKs McCartney breakup
Sometimes love isn't all you need. A judge in London granted a preliminary divorce yesterday to former Beatle Paul McCartney and Heather Mills. |
Bill to speed up adoption process goes to Arizona governor
A proposal seeking to streamline the process of adopting children out of the state's foster care system was approved by the Legislature May 7. |
Be picky to make sure power of attorney is honored
May 12--The durable power of attorney is a critical component of estate planning. But it could run into roadblocks if you don't craft it correctly. |
Ex-foster child files lawsuit: Man was placed with sexual predator
May 8--A Spokane man who says he was repeatedly sexually abused as a child in state foster care during the 1970s is suing the Washington Department of... |
Extra judges mustered for monumental child status hearings in YFZ Ranch custody case
The next round of hearings in the massive YFZ Ranch custody case is expected to all but shut down other activities in the Tom Green County district courts... |
Estate planners find holes in prenups for older couples
Estate planning lawyers are finding that many prenuptial agreements for older couples contain costly omissions - about health care, nursing home costs... |
Mother says she has right to jury in parental rights case
SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Supreme Court has been asked whether the prohibition on jury trials in proceedings to terminate parental rights violates the... |
Ruling stirs same-sex advocates
May 8--A MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT RULING -- that the state's law banning gay marriage also prohibits same-sex benefits offered to government employees -... |
Monroe County Family Court grants grandmother visitation
A Monroe County Family Court recently granted a grandmother visitation rights with her grandson, over the objections of both parents. |
Breaking up is even harder to do: Divorce becoming increasingly complicated
Under the best of circumstances, divorce proceedings rarely are completely pleasant or smooth-sailing for a couple and their lawyers. |
New Jersey Appellate Division rules support obligation to immigrant spouse is enforceable
An affidavit of support executed by a husband to permit his foreign wife's entry into the U.S. is enforceable in their later divorce, the New Jersey Appellate... |
Biological father can't claim paternity when mother is married, rules Kentucky Supreme Court
The biological father of a child born as the result of an affair with a married woman has no standing to seek parental rights where the woman is still... |
Spears/Federline Child Custody Case Hearing Begins
A somber Britney Spears walked into a courtroom today and moments later she, ex-husband Kevin Federline and her father, Jamie Spears, were sworn in to... |
Women as the targets of domestic violence
ROAD TO MISERY She must end it regardless of how much sorrow he professes, how many tears he sheds, or how many promises he makes that he will never hit... |
Cheaters leave a trail in cyberspace; Tom Blake Middle Age Relationships
Thinking of cheating on your spouse or significant other? Think you can get away with it without being caught? Guess again. |
The Equally Shared Parenting Time Presumption-A Cure-All or a Quagmire for Tennessee Child Custody Law?
FULL TEXT "[T]he child's best interest is the paramount consideration. It is the polestar, the alpha and omega. |
FAMILY FINANCE: Protecting children's inheritance
I have three children. My will and my living trust state that everything goes to them. My son recently told me that he and his wife of eight years are... |
McGreevey divorce: It ought to be a `soap opera'Now comes the trial, which promises even more racy details
The divorce settlement talks began more than three years ago, not long after New Jersey's most famous gay American came out of the closet. |
Planning to get married? Who has the info on prenups? I do.
As wedding season approaches, brides- and grooms-to-be find themselves obsessing about things like limos, honeymoons, bachelor parties and - for those... |
Seneca Nation, Pennsylvania on opposite sides of child custody dispute
May 3--Four-year-old Marissa Prechtel's father is a Seneca Indian, and her mother is not. So under the Seneca tradition of passing on bloodlines through... |
Senate sinks abortion bill requirement
May 1--TALLAHASSEE -- In a surprising rejection of conservative election-year politics, the Republican-controlled state Senate on Wednesday defeated a... |
Ramsey County / Wife says soldier knew of her plans to sell their home
Appearing confident and even joking with the jury, Dana Kieser took the stand in her own defense Wednesday, insisting she had her husband's full agreement... |
Graphic testimony at center of battleAide to McGreevey would talk about trysts
Divorce lawyers for former governor James E. McGreevey and his wife are arguing whether to allow lascivious testimony by a former campaign aide who claims... |
Virginia Court of Appeals: Marvin v. Marvin
Domestic Relations - Bankruptcy Discharge - Attorney's Fees A husband's debt of attorney's fees to wife in her proceeding against husband for violations... |
Minn. Court of Appeals allows use of stay in termination of parental rights case
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has determined that the use of a stayed termination order in a termination-of-parental rights proceeding does not inherently... |
State's senators urge Guatemalan president to allow completion of adoptions in progress
Apr. 30--WASHINGTON -- Minnesota couples hoping to adopt a child from Guatemala may have been apprehensive about a new law that took effect in the Central... |
Parental rights - fitness
After having found father to be fit and without finding him either unable or unwilling to care for his child, trial court was not authorized to make the... |
THE NATION; In sickness and in health -- insurance; In a poll, 7% say they or someone in their household agreed to marry in the last year to receive.
Some people marry for love, some for companionship, and others for status or money. Now comes another reason to get hitched: health insurance. |
Court: Ex-spouse must pay immigrant support
A person who signs a federal form promising to support an immigrant spouse must continue providing for that spouse here in the United States even after... |
U.S. alleges baby-selling in Vietnam
Vietnam has failed to police its adoption system, allowing corruption, fraud and baby-selling to flourish, the U. |
'I'm glad to have my life back': Special advocate for children of divorce wins $1,45M defamation suit against psychologist
Apr. 27--For years, Marlene Bizub has worked for the courts of El Paso County, trying to help children whose parents are going through a divorce. |
Dad loses parental rights for girl hurt in microwave; Last month, he got 25 years for placing her inside appliance
GALVESTON - A family court judge Wednesday ended the parental rights of a man convicted of burning his 2-month-old daughter in a microwave oven. |
BRIEF: Birth control denial revisited
Apr. 24--The Thomas More Society, a law firm based in Chicago that represents abortion opponents, on Wednesday asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear... |
N.Y. Court of Appeals rules biological daughter won't get share of Jell-O fortune
A child adopted out of the family by strangers does not presumptively share in a class gift to the biological parent's issue, New York's highest court... |
Maryland Court of Appeals upholds child support order
A father who failed to timely appeal a child support order can only appeal from the denial of his motion for reconsideration, the Court of Appeals has... |
Minnesota Supreme Court clarifies meaning of 'in the parent's care'
The Minnesota Supreme Court has determined that a child can be considered to have experienced egregious harm "in the parent's care" even though the parent... |
Family counselor not liable for testimony in divorce, Washington Supreme Court finds
A family counselor could not be liable for the disclosure of confidential information in the course of her testimony as a witness in the plaintiff's divorce... |
State probes 6 online firms testing DNA; Complaints focus on genetic accuracy, compliance with law
The California Department of Public Health is investigating consumer complaints against at least six online companies that conduct direct-to-consumer genetic... |
'Quality' education focus of lawsuit
HARTFORD -- Thousands of Connecticut children are receiving inferior educations that are failing to adequately prepare them for later life, Yale Law School... |
Ex-spouse sentenced to 4 years in prison: He was accused of trying to hide money from former wife
Apr. 23--A former multimillionaire convicted of trying to hide money to keep it from his ex-wife has been sentenced to four years in federal prison. |
CONSUMER CONFIDENTIAL; Use care with nanny agencies
It's perhaps the touchiest decision parents can make: whether to invite a total stranger into their home to look after the kids. |
YouTube rant spells trouble for divorce case
Apr. 18--Note to all people going through a divorce: When you feel the need to rant about your soon-to-be-ex spouse, don't do so in a way that can be viewed... |
Judge urges case-by-case considerations; new count shows more children at coliseum
A state district judge seemed to open the door Monday for adult women to be placed with their nursing children in foster situations, telling attorneys... |
SHE CAN'T `HASSEL THE HOFF' ANYMORE
David Hasselhoff and Pamela Bach have reached a divorce settlement. The "Baywatch" actor will pay $25,000 a month to support his ex-wife and their children... |
ACLU says constitutional rights threatened in Texas FLDS child custody proceedings
Posted: 1:04 PM- SAN ANGELO, Texas - The ACLU of Texas has joined the debate over the removal of 416 children from a polygamous sect's ranch more than... |
Maternity leave: Expectant moms wait 'til the last minute
Melanie Davis knew from the beginning of her pregnancy that she needed to work as long as possible. She achieved that goal, staying until the day before... |
Va. high court hears arguments in custody case
Apr. 17--The Virginia Supreme Court heard arguments this morning in a long-running custody battle over a 6-year-old girl and two women who entered into... |
Getting remarried? *** Here are some things all seniors should know
A widow and a widower in their 60s meet in the park on a summer day. They decide to go on a date, and eventually their relationship blossoms. |
The Nation; Chaos marks hearing on custody of sect children; With hundreds of lawyers representing those removed from a polygamist compound, logisti...
The largest child custody case in U.S. history got off to a chaotic start Thursday as hundreds of attorneys representing 416 children seized from a polygamist... |
33 charged with sham marriages for benefits
By Tim McGlone The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK Federal authorities have combed through eight states since early Wednesday morning, arresting suspects in a... |
Child's fate in limbo as custody battle starts
SUMMARY: Family | A Hillsboro couple hope to keep their granddaughter while her jailed parents fight the state HILLSBORO --It will be months before state... |
Texas court braces for more than 400 FLDS raid-related custody cases
Posted: 2:27 PM- San Angelo, Tex. - Officials here are preparing for a massive court hearing tomorrow expected to determine the fate of more than 400 polygamous... |
N.J. child-welfare agency praised for progress
New Jersey's once-troubled child-welfare agency made "significant progress" on a broad reform plan last year, according to a federal monitor's report released... |
Mo. Court of Appeals Western District faults DCS for lack of follow up in termination case
A couple whose parental rights were terminated won a reversal in the Western District of the Missouri Court of Appeals because the trial court's findings... |
Wrestling with fate of sect's kidsDeciding who gets custody of 416 children is creating legal chaos
The judge and lawyers involved in one of the biggest child-custody cases in U.S. history struggled yesterday with the legal and logistical morass of deciding... |
Will doesn't end at state line: But it's a good idea to have a lawyer review it.
Apr. 16--We asked readers to visit our WichiTalk blog at http://blogs.kansas.com/wichitalk/ to share their questions about wills and sought answers from... |
Next in sect raid, a legal marathon; 416 kids will need lawyers, then judges to hear their cases
ELDORADO - In seeking permanent custody of hundreds of children removed last week from the West Texas compound of a polygamist sect, child welfare officials... |
Study: Divorce costs U.S.
Divorce and out-of-wedlock childbearing cost U.S. taxpayers more than $112 billion a year, according to a study commissioned by four groups advocating... |
Child-support measure appears dead this year
Apr. 12--OKLAHOMA CITY -- A controversial measure aimed at increasing child support collections appears to be dead. |
Strahan divorce moves to new fieldSeeking to stop $14M award, Giants player takes fight to appellate court
The slugfest that is Michael Strahan's divorce case resumed yesterday in state appellate court, where attorneys sparred over whether a lower court went... |
Court reverses custody ruling
The Arkansas Court of Appeals, saying a father's extramarital affairs denied him a "moral high road," awarded custody Wednesday of a 7-year-old girl to... |
Legal issues scrutinized at abortion hearing
Apr. 9--TOPEKA -- Attorneys for abortion provider Dr. George Tiller on Tuesday told the Kansas Supreme Court that a grand jury probe into Tiller constituted... |
Pakistani court's divorce ruling contested in Md. Court of Appeals
A seemingly divided Court of Appeals on Monday heard arguments on whether lower Maryland courts correctly overturned a Pakistani divorce decree and ordered... |
Maine Supreme Court says food stamp eligibility affected by divorce payments
Monthly payments of $500 from a divorced wife's property settlement constituted income for the purposes of determining her eligibility for food stamps... |
Federal court rejects challenge to Qualified Domestic Relations Orders
A husband cannot sue in federal court to prevent his retirement plans from transferring assets to his ex-wife pursuant to a state divorce court's orders... |
High court asked to clarify goodwill determination
SPRINGFIELD -- An insurance agent has asked the Illinois Supreme Court to clarify the standards lower courts use in divorce cases when determining what... |
Ex-millionaire's maneuvers bring poverty: Plan to hide assets from ex-wife unraveled, authorities say
Apr. 7--Ronald Miserendino, 72, showed up in divorce court with the visage of a broken man. The former multimillionaire was clad in a jail-issued orange... |
New domestic violence law will protect unmarried live-in couples
FULL TEXT Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn announced the introduction of the Domestic Violence Civil Protection Act... |
