Family Law

Civil-Religious Courts Clash Again In Indonesia
In Malaysia, the ongoing tension between jurisdiction of civil and religious courts has come to the fore in the case of an ethnic Indian, Elangeswaran Benedict, who committed suicide...

Native American Mother may withdraw consent to guardianship
Michigan's court of appeals decided yesterday that the Indian Child Welfare Act applies to foster care placement of an Indian child, guardianships, and consent for adoption. The court held that when a mother withdraws her consent to the action prior to termination of her parental rights, the trial court must dismiss the action and return the child to the Indian parent whenever the child is an enrolled member of a tribe regardless whether the placement is voluntary.

Family kidnapped, assaulted www.privateofficer.com
Family kidnapped, assaulted www.privateofficer.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ga.(Metro Atlanta) June 14 2008 A DeKalb County family taken hostage at gunpoint remained at the hospital Thursday evening...

Missing woman refused date, then was kidnapped, family says
Story is from Washington, where a family of a 22-year-old woman says she and her child were kidnapped after she turned down a date from a young man.

Indian, Pakistani Muftis Argue Over Muslim Compliance With Indian Law
Wednesday's Pakistan Daily Times reports on competing declarations by Muslim clerics on the propriety of Muslims in India slaughtering cows and eating beef. Mufti Habibur Rehman, head of India?s large Darul Uloom Deoband madrassa, told a resident of the Indian town of Muzaffarnagar that while eating beef is legal under Islamic law, it is prohibited by Indian law because of the beliefs of the predomninant Hindu population...

Indian River (DE) School District Faces New Charges-- Now By Muslim Family
The Indian River, Delaware School District which has just settled a long-running lawsuit brought by two Jewish families over religion in the schools (see prior posting) is now facing charges that a teacher made anti-Muslim statements in class...

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President

Heart of Atlanta v United States
Supreme Court Decision: Civil Rights Act Protected by Interstate Commerce Clause

Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

Foster Sisters
Department of Children and Family Services and Penny Lane Centers pay $420,000 child abuse settlement.

Personal Injury
Appeals Court Upholds Congressional Legislation

Family of Car Accident Awarded $35 Million
Family of Car Accident Awarded $35 Million

$15 Million Settlement Awarded to Family of Plane Crash Victim
$15 Million Settlement Awarded to Family of Plane Crash Victim

Poling Family Receives $1.5 Million in First Autism Vaccine Settlement
Poling Family Receives $1.5 Million in Autism Vaccine Settlement

Family Law
involving divorce, child custody, spousal support, common law, adoption and same sex marriage.