Sentences with phrase «law children cases usually»

Not exact matches

One of the oddities of family law, at least from a client's perspective, is that while the client may view «their case» in the singular, in reality, there may be several separate strands before the court, for example, the divorce (usually straightforward), financial provision (generally one application before the court, but with the potential to branch off down different routes particularly if enforcement is required), and arrangements for any children (hopefully, in most cases, capable of agreement without proceedings being issued, but sometimes not).

Depending where you reside, different laws usually apply, but in most cases members of the immediate family — i.e. children, parents, and spouses — are able to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit.

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.

The Children's Guardian's role is to represent the wishes and best interests of children in public law proceedings, usually care or adoptioChildren's Guardian's role is to represent the wishes and best interests of children in public law proceedings, usually care or adoptiochildren in public law proceedings, usually care or adoption cases.

Certainly, men start out a child custody case with the unwritten presumptions in place that child residential custody usually goes to the mother, though the law requires that the Court determine best interests... one reason I'm a shared parenting advocate in many cases.

In the case of matrimonial and family conflicts, mediators are usually lawyers specializing in family law and / or mental health practitioners specializing in the unique parent and child issues of marriage, separation, and divorce.