Sentences with phrase «federal child custody»

More often, federal child custody laws provide a broad foundation.

Not exact matches

New York's existing «sanctuary city» statutes forbids the NYPD and Department of Corrections from turning undocumented individuals in its custody over to federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement unless those persons have been found guilty of one of 170 violent felonies — including murder, rape, terrorism, assaulting a cop and physically or sexually abusing a child.

The federal government has run out of space to house the children; many who arrive in New York — second only to Texas in the number of children arriving, Ms. James said — are placed in the care of relatives pending court appearances, but others end up in the custody of Homeless Services.

Especially around parenting issues — there are still child custody problems in states with progressive marijuana policies, because child custody laws can still be beholden to federal policy, and marijuana is a schedule I drug.

According to Act 4 Juvenile Justice, for more than 35 years the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) has provided critical federal funding to states to comply with a set of core requirements designed to protect children from the dangers of adult jails and lockups; keep young people safe; keep children charged with status offenses out of locked custody; and address the disparate treatment of youth of color in the justice system.

The courts have generally ruled that, where the Federal Child Support Guidelines for shared custody result in support amounts that consider what each parent would pay if the other had sole custody, only the parent required to make a payment is «required to pay support».

2012) the Court of Appeals held that the state and federal statutes for determining child custody jurisdiction in multi-state disputes are applicable to adoption cases that require a termination of parental rights (TPR).

Tags: Child Custody, Federal Indian Child Welfare Act, South Carolina Supreme Court, Termination of Parental Rights

The Federal Parent Locator Service is available through state child support enforcement programs to locate a child whose whereabouts have been hidden in violation of a custody or visitation order.

A measure opposing the imposition of federal jurisdiction over child custody cases involving members of the military and urging that military deployment not be the sole reason to deny child custody.

A child's «home state» is defined by statute by a coordinated definitions set forth in parallel laws at the state (the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction And Enforcement Act in 49 states) and federal (the Parental Kidnapping Prevent Act) lchild's «home state» is defined by statute by a coordinated definitions set forth in parallel laws at the state (the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction And Enforcement Act in 49 states) and federal (the Parental Kidnapping Prevent Act) lChild Custody Jurisdiction And Enforcement Act in 49 states) and federal (the Parental Kidnapping Prevent Act) level.

Although no federal laws specifically address custody, parental responsibility, visitation or time - sharing issues in military divorces, these issues are often made more challenging because service members» obligations to their jobs require extra flexibility and creativity in creating parenting plans and time - sharing arrangements that will work for both parents as well as serve the best interests of the children.

Family law cases are usually reserved for state court, but increasingly, the federal courts have been used to decide child abduction cases, that is, whether the child should be returned to the country of habitual residence (see Habitual Residence), but not to decide which party wins custody.

State divorce laws conflict with federal tax laws; differences among states» laws can jeopardize child - custody agreements if one or both partners move; and some attorneys are shying away from same - sex divorces for fear of their own liability.

With attorneys licensed to practice in federal court, we can try international child custody and family law cases brought under the Hague Convention, anywhere in the U.S..

There is a solid rationale for this approach in Canadian legislation given that both the Federal Divorce Act provisions (which detail how the court may determine «custody» and «access») and the Provincial Family Law Act provisions (which detail how the court may determine «guardianship», «parenting time», and «parenting responsibilities») explicitly refer to «children».

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She also applied in Canadian, under the federal Divorce Act, to ask for a divorce, as well as spousal support, child support, and custody.

In making an order for custody or access under either the Divorce Act (federal legislation, for married parents pursuing a divorce) or the Children's Law Reform Act (Ontario legislation applying to parents who are not married, or who are not pursuing a divorce), the court will consider only the best interests of the child.

Other Useful Links Key Highlights in the BC Family Law Act: Care and Time with Children Federal Department of Justice: Custody and Parenting Department of Justice — Publications on parenting arrangements and other family law issues

The Divorce Act is a federal Act that deals with the following issues: Custody Child Support Spousal Support Divorce Only married...

In this episode of Lawyer 2 Lawyer, hosts J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi join attorney Lori Alvino McGill, partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Wilkinson Walsh + Eskovitz and Chrissi Nimmo, assistant attorney general for Cherokee Nation, who has represented the nation in tribal, state, and federal courts since 2008, as they take an inside look at this case, tribal law, the Indian Child Welfare Act, and overall child custody cChild Welfare Act, and overall child custody cchild custody cases.

, who has represented the nation in tribal, state, and federal courts since 2008, as they take an inside look at this case, tribal law, the Indian Child Welfare Act, and overall child custody cChild Welfare Act, and overall child custody cchild custody cases.

The United States District Court for the District of Utah was the first Federal court to adopt the doctrine of vicarious consent and did so in the context of custody proceedings where one parent recorded the other parent's conversations with the couple's two minor children, then three and five years of age.

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Nanos Research asked «Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or oppose federal and provincial legislation to create a presumption of equal parenting in child custody cases?»

Under federal law, Florida can decide issues of custody and issue custody orders only if your children have lived in the state for the past six months.

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Military orders and federal laws govern many aspects of active duty life, but most family law issues — including divorce, child custody and child support — are governed by both federal and state law.

Colorado is bound by the federal jurisdiction laws established under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act, codified under Colorado Revised Statute 14-13-101 et seq..

The legal news outlet also cites a poll, commissioned by the Canadian Association for Equality, that found: 35 per cent of Canadians strongly support the creation of a presumption of equal parenting in child custody cases in federal and provincial legislation, 35 per cent somewhat support it, nine per cent somewhat oppose it and four per cent strongly oppose it.

The Standards acknowledge and have drawn on the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Model Standards of Practice for Child Custody Evaluations (2006), the Family Court of Australia and Federal Circuit Court of Australia Child Dispute Services Professional Directions for Family Consultants, and the Family Court of Australia and Federal Circuit Court of Australia Family Violence Best Practice Principles — edition 3.1 (2013).

Under our federal income tax code, the parent with «custody» (the parent with whom the children spend the greater part of the calendar year) gets to claim the children's personal tax exemptions on his / her tax returns for that year.

If there is no indication in a divorce final judgment or decision pending final judgment or property settlement agreement as to who is entitled to claim the children as Dependency Exemptions then automatically the parent with physical placement / physical custody of the minor children is entitled to claim the child or children for Federal Tax purposes.

In order to be eligible for State - funded adoption assistance a child must be a special needs child as defined above, under the age eighteen, and previously in the court ordered custody of Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) or a federally recognized Indian tribe as defined by the federal Indian Child Welfare Act and the Oklahoma Indian Child Welfarechild must be a special needs child as defined above, under the age eighteen, and previously in the court ordered custody of Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) or a federally recognized Indian tribe as defined by the federal Indian Child Welfare Act and the Oklahoma Indian Child Welfarechild as defined above, under the age eighteen, and previously in the court ordered custody of Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) or a federally recognized Indian tribe as defined by the federal Indian Child Welfare Act and the Oklahoma Indian Child WelfareChild Welfare Act and the Oklahoma Indian Child WelfareChild Welfare Act.

The federal Divorce Act says custody and parenting arrangements must be in the child's best interests.

The term «fatherless» («fatherlessness») is used in this series as it is in current research and policy rhetoric by the U.S. federal government, DHHS and the National Fatherhood Initiative, most U.S. states in connection with child custody law and policy, and various family values and fatherhood interest policy and lobbying groups.

The poll recorded 35 per cent of respondents who strongly support the creation of a presumption of equal parenting in child custody cases in federal and provincial legislation.

While «continued absence» has been interpreted in recent years to allow the absent parent to maintain greater contact with the child, no federal statute or regulation specifically addresses what impact joint custody has on the analysis.

Although ostensibly arguing to change paternity fraud laws in states to use modern DNA evidence, Henry's argument also attempted to show how federal law doesn't encourage a change in child custody laws and accompanying support payments, «that is, shared parenting.

This presentation will address the issues raised by marriage, child custody, separation and divorce in a same - sex couple, as exemplified by the famous Jenkins - Miller case, are relevant to understanding some of the state and federal legal issues surrounding alternative family structures.

Section 9 of the Federal Child Support Guidelines [1](referred to below simply as «the Guidelines») addresses the joint custody scenario:

Ottawa: Ministry of Supply and Services, 1988, pp. 36, 38 - 39; C. James Richardson, Divorce and Family Mediation Research Study in Three Canadian Cities, Ministry of Supply and Services, 1988, pp. 287 - 288; Frank F. Furstenberg, Jr., Christine Winquist Nord, James L. Peterson, and Nicholas Zill, «The Life Course of Children of Divorce: Marital Disruption and Parental Contact,» American Sociological Review, 48 (1983): 656 - 668, Table 6, p. 663; Federal / Provincial / Territorial Family Law Committee, Department of Justice, Canada, Custody and Access: Public Discussion Paper, Ottawa: Ministry of Supply and Services, 1993, p. 17.

According to Dawson, «There is no evidence... that adequate consideration has been given to the potential impact joint custody laws may have on AFDC families, particularly when faced with court custody proceedings initiated in the context of the federal child support enforcement program.»