Family Law Blog Posts from November 19, 2009
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Tribe Thwarts American Indian Father?s Efforts to Gain Custody of Daughter in State Child Welfare Agency?s Care
Mother gives Daughter up for adoption upon Daughter’s birth. Daughter has been in the custody of state child welfare agency for all of her two years. Father seeks custody of Daughter. Father is an American Indian. Father seeks to invoke the Federal Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), which applies to children of American Indian heritage. In [...]Posted on Florida Divorce - Child Custody - Domestic Abuse Law on November 19, 2009 at 11:33 PM
Were marriages in Texas after 2005 legal?
Marriages in Texas since 2005 may not be legal Texas may have itself a big problem. In 2005, it approved a constitutional amendment banning gay marriages. Under the amendment, it states in the first part: Marriage in this state shall consist only of the union of one man and one woman. That portion is not the problem. The problem is the second parPosted on Mississippi Family Law Blog on November 19, 2009 at 10:15 PM
Gardina: "The Tipping Point: Legal Epidemics, Constitutional Doctrine, and the Defense of Marriage Act"
Jackie Gardina (Vermont Law School) has posted "The Tipping Point: Legal Epidemics, Constitutional Doctrine, and the Defense of Marriage Act," 34 Vermont L. Rev. (2009) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Using Malcolm Gladwell's book "The Tipping Point" as a...Posted on Family Law Prof Blog on November 19, 2009 at 5:03 PM
More Fathers Are Getting Custody in Divorce
Is there a new trend regarding fathers and child custody? An interesting article from the online edition of the New York Times suggests that there is. Working Mother Magazine published a package of articles on Tuesday called ?Lost Custody,? about...Posted on California Divorce Blawg on November 19, 2009 at 2:39 PM
Socialize Like an Egyptian: Evolving Social Taboos
Social taboos on the topic of divorce are changing in Egypt, according to a CNN article. Before, divorce and relationships were never widely talked about in public ? each was considered a private matter ? but now it is becoming a hot topic to talk about in the media. Egypt is and always has been a patriarchal [...]Posted on The Divorce Blog on November 19, 2009 at 2:05 PM
Atkisson v. Atkisson, Ky COA, Marital and Nonmarital Property, Fees, Temporary Maintenance, Garnishment and Judgment Lien
Atkisson v. Attkisson and Atkisson v. Atkisson (consolidated appeals, separate opinions) ___S.W.3d____ (Ky App. 2009) and ___S.W.3d____(Ky App. 2009) Husband appealed the trial court?s division of marital property, award of temporary maintenance, award of attorney fees, and denial of relief to quash garnishment writs and judgment lien. Marital residencPosted on Divorce Law Journal on November 19, 2009 at 12:55 PM
Temple v. Temple, Child Custody, Ky COA
Temple v. Temple, ____S.W.3d____(Ky. App. 2009) Karen is the adopted daughter of Cheryl and Phillip. At the time of the adoption, Karen was classified as severely emotionally disturbed. When the parties divorced, Karen remained with Cheryl. In 2003, at seventeen years old, Karen had a child, N.T. Karen and N.T. lived with Cheryl for the first twenty moPosted on Divorce Law Journal on November 19, 2009 at 12:38 PM
Single ladies?if you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it?
Recently, Timeline did this clip about the increased use of man-gagement rings?or engagement rings for men. This trend proves that engagement rings, often the subject of litigation battles upon broken engagements, have come far since their initial purpose of showing...Posted on Family Law Prof Blog on November 19, 2009 at 9:32 AM
More Fathers getting primary custody of their children in divorces
More Fathers get custody of children in divorces In Mississippi, as well as other states, more women are working and becoming the primary breadwinner in the family. One downside some women are finding in working so hard is that their husbands are getting primary custody of the children in a divorce. In a recent New York Times article, it was stated:Posted on Mississippi Family Law Blog on November 18, 2009 at 11:01 PM
More Dads Getting Custody
The NY Times reports on the impact more women in the work force is having on child custody rulings. There are now 2.2 million divorced women in the United States who do not have primary physical custody of their children,...Posted on Family Law Prof Blog on November 18, 2009 at 5:13 PM
Assets Accrued During Later Marriage Are Available To Pay Child Support In Earlier Marriage
Until 1994, if a parent paying child support remarried, the court had the discretion to consider the income of a new spouse in connection with a motion to modify support. In 1994 this rule was changed so that the income...Posted on California Divorce Blawg on November 18, 2009 at 1:14 PM
No Legislative Revival of Causes of Action in Illinois
The Illinois Supreme Court has determined that the legislature cannot amend a statute of limitations so as to revive causes of action that had expired under a previous version of the legislature. This will no doubt impede the litigation of...Posted on Family Law Prof Blog on November 18, 2009 at 10:52 AM
Upcoming Parenting Seminar Featuring Dr. Gregory Ramey, Ph.D.
Attorney Robert Mues announces a parenting seminar featuring child psychologistat Dr. Gregory Ramey for 6:30 p.m., December 3, 2009, at Dayton Children's Outpatient Care Center , Springboro, Ohio.Posted on Ohio Family Law Blog on November 18, 2009 at 6:00 AM
Tips to Help You Write Persuasively
Earlier this week, I discussed temporary hearings and explained how issues are presented as being "black" or "white". Every document prepared for the temporary hearing (including the pleadings drafted by the attorney and the Affidavits drafted by the client and witnesses with the attorney's guidance) should be wPosted on SC Family Law Blog on November 18, 2009 at 1:01 AM
A Window Slams Shut
by Jennifer VanascoFirst published in the Chicago Free Press, November 18, 2009 I came out in the 1990s at the tail of the glory days of gay culture. There were gay bookstores then in most major cities, and a mix of gay social clubs, where you could gather to bowl, two step, play cards or organize for LGBT rights. Most important, there was a gayPosted on Independent Gay Forum on November 18, 2009 at 1:00 AM
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