Category: Child Custody

Last updated on April 8, 2021

A case scheduled to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court next month is commanding strong interest across the country for persons, agencies and state courts involved in adoptions involving Native American children. The case — Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, more widely known in the media as the Baby Veronica case — is widely […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

A Person recently said online that they had missed their court date and their divorce had been finalized in their absence. It was not a case where there were many assets to divide so their main concern was finding out about what custody and visitation was ordered. Here in Georgia, a parenting plan has been […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

Every parent knows that children’s needs for parental attention change as they age. Infants and toddlers demand constant care; school-age children want a little more independence, and teens like to test rules and boundaries. Family therapists stress that, when a family has gone through a divorce, it’s vital that parents develop a parenting plan that […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

A recent article in the Huffington Post refers to a “horror story” in the arena of child custody and underscores what can happen when divorcing spouses are overly fixated on the cheapest divorce option, with too much reliance being placed on trust rather than firm legal protections. The matter involved a divorcing couple who did […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

A soldier and father presently based in Georgia at Fort Stewart is one of the principals in a convoluted international child custody case presently before the United States Supreme Court. As indicated by a number of media sources, the Justices appear to be somewhat conflicted and with no easy answers following oral arguments heard on […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

The material facts relating to an international child custody case involving three young children currently in North Carolina demonstrate how complex such a matter can be when more than one country is involved. A hearing in the case was recently concluded, with the judge stating that he will take the matter under advisement and deliver […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

When parents lose their children to foster care, they’re often concerned with what goes on beyond their purview. In the past, biological parents who lost child custody rights to their kids had no way of knowing how their children were being raised, or whether or not their children were in an environment that looked down […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

A former state Supreme Court justice who actively pushes for divorce court reform says that one essential party is not sufficiently involved and contributing enough to help unwind marriages that are marked by undue stress: the employer. One might immediately think that an employer’s involvement in a worker’s marriage dissolution — including knowledge of details […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

Wintertime is often regarded by folks in Georgia and elsewhere as either a magical time or a dreaded time. There are few who are on the fence about it, but some newly single parents may find themselves leaning toward the dreaded time this year. It can be difficult to get through the season being jolly […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

The gradually closing gender gap, combined with less-defined gender roles taken on by parents, has complicated many child custody cases and forced many jurisdictions to throw out the standard rules governing child custody. It’s no longer a sure thing that the mother of two children will end up with the child. That’s opened the doors […]

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