Over many years of practice, we have learned that context is one of the imperatives to give to a court to avoid pitfalls in litigation in a domestic violence, child custody case. Obtaining a domestic ...

Factors Must Be Considered In Order for the Court to Grant A Modification to a Child Custody Order in New York The first factor the court needs to consider is whether there has been a change of ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

The mission of school officials is to protect the children and staff while avoiding personal and district liability. A related objective is to prevent violence at the school resulting from child ...

Julie Valadez faces up to 31 years in prison for allegedly helping her teenage son flee to Canada, despite a court order he should be with his dad.

During divorce proceedings, when parents of minor children cannot agree on the terms of custody, a judge may appoint a child custody evaluator. The evaluator is tasked with interviewing the parties ...

The legislation changes Missouri law by requiring judges start each child custody case with the presumption that “equal or approximately equal” parenting time for each parent is in the child’s best ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A custody battle is brewing in Tennessee—not between parents—but in the law itself. For years, state law has leaned heavily toward mothers in custody cases. But a new bill at the ...

Notice: This is part one of a two-part series on how school officials can address the child custody issues they could encounter on campus. Part 1 covers custody basics, and part 2 covers how these ...