Sentences with phrase «in custody cases»

Men don't get children in custody cases because women are «naturally» better mothers.

In custody cases involving young children an attorney needs to be prepared to fight vigorously to protect a client's relationship with the child.

The law starts with the premise that, absent misconduct, the rights of each parent in a custody case are equal.

Child abuse, sexual abuse, verbal abuse, even allegations of attempted murder have been used in custody cases.

The guide correctly notes that virtually every state requires judges to consider domestic violence in custody cases (p. 9).

To those of us who share our lives with animals, it may seem obvious that their interests should be one of the factors under consideration in custody cases.

These reports are useful evidence in custody cases concerning whether or not a parent should be allowed to take a child for a visit to a foreign country.

Nevertheless, I believe the research supports a role in custody cases for mental health professionals if the present harmful practices are stopped.

This law clearly raises the stakes in custody cases where domestic violence is alleged.

The general consensus within family law is that the best interest of the child should be upheld above everything else in custody cases.

There are many issues that can arise in custody cases.

Children can also write a letter to the judge in their custody case or contact the divorce attorney who represented the parent with whom the child wishes to live.

If there is a previous order in your custody case and your ex will not agree to change the custody plan, you may seek a custody modification.

Although parental alienation has become a common weapon in custody cases around the country, proving it can be a tall order.

The family law killings almost always occur in custody cases.

Many states impose mandatory mediation or parenting classes in custody cases.

Meanwhile, there are also challenges in using parental alienation accusations in a custody case.

The access centers also eliminates the he said / she said in custody cases, as the staff at the access centers documents each transfer.

The Parenting Act of 1987 was designed to put the child's best interests first in a custody case.

Even in custody cases that include these factors, the judge will weigh all of the facts and exhibit caution in making a ruling of sole custody.

It seems certain that courts will continue to consider the effects of second - hand smoke in custody cases where the issue is raised, particularly when the children involved have health considerations.

In custody cases today, both parents increasingly enjoy significant, though not necessarily equal, amounts of parenting time.

Having an attorney who is accessible, compassionate and responsive to your needs is critically important in divorce, and especially in custody cases.

It also correctly notes that all states permit custody evaluations of children in custody cases.

In general, in custody cases involving shared or alternating physical custody permission to relocate is more difficult to obtain.

If the court finds family violence in any custody case, it can consider it to determine which parent is the safest parent to care for the child.

Given this report's focus on the failure to investigate and prosecute allegations of torture, Human Rights Watch examined only torture and death in custody cases in which victims or their families instituted legal proceedings by filing a complaint.

Succinctly stated, West Virginia has elevated visitation privilege to visitation right in custody cases.

In August of 2003, the American Bar Association House of Delegates approved standards for practice applying to attorneys representing children in custody cases as written by the ABA family law section.

This is a growing trend as the article suggests and it seems to be guided primarily by the high cost of legal representation in custody cases as well as clients» dissatisfaction with their former divorce attorney.

NOW and other critics of Sattler claimed she was unfit for elevation to a permanent seat in state Supreme Court because she allowed evidence of a woman's abortion to be submitted in a custody case in 2013.

Just two days after the state's highest court expanded the definition of a parent to include caretakers who did not officially adopt or do not have biological ties to their children — a Manhattan mom was the first to benefit from the new ruling in a custody case yesterday.

Karen Rogers, specialist Inquest lawyer at Tuckers dealing with deaths in custody cases, has welcomed the Independent review deaths and serious incidents in police custody by Dame Elish Angiolini.

Having a strong awareness of what to expect in custody cases allows us to be strategic in the approach that we pursue.

At the Law Office of Hope E. Fruchtman in Scottsdale, we have over 20 years of experience helping clients in custody cases involving paternity.

If you and the other parent do not agree on which state has jurisdiction over your custody arrangements, the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act determines which state has jurisdiction in custody cases.

In many states, including Washington, courts in custody cases may consider the wishes of a child in terms of which...

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Encouraging settlement and discouraging inappropriate behaviour by litigants is important in all litigation — but particularly in family law, and most particularly in custody cases.

He has also acted as a child advocate, representing children in high conflict custody cases, and he is a member of the B.C. Hear the Child Society whose members produce Views of the Child Reports in custody cases.

A false allegation of domestic violence in a custody case often takes the form of an initial filing for an Emergency Order of Protection prior to, or at the same time, that a divorce is being filed.

Opponents of acting Supreme Court Justice Lori Sattler say she is unfit for elevation to a permanent seat in the court because she allowed evidence of a woman's abortion to be submitted in a custody case back in 2013.

Nevada law does take domestic violence into account in custody cases.