Legal Niches

Missouri Appeals Court Rejects Lesbian Co-Parent Custody and Child Support Claims
Leonard Link: "A three-judge panel of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, ruled on June 23 that a lesbian co-parent?s attempt to establish legal ties with the child born to her former partner could not be entertained on the merits under Missouri?s archaic family law, and that she also could not seek financial support from her former partner for the child whom she bore during their relationship...

State Cant Take Child Into Protective Custody Based Solely on Speculation about Potential Harm to the Child
Father is arrested for possession of illegal drugs. Nebraska trial court orders Son taken into protective custody based on that and nothing more, concluding that Father might be tried, convicted and incarcerated...

One Parents Denial of Access to the Other Parent, and the Best Interests of the Child
(Eugene Volokh) Chris and Pat have a daughter. They split up. The basic child custody rule is that the choice of which parent should have custody must be based on the best interests of the child...

Delaware Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Lesbian Co-Parent Custody Claim
Leonard Link: The five-member Delaware Supreme Court unanimously ruled on February 3 in Smith v. Gordon, 2009 Westlaw 243030, that the unmarried co-parent of a child adopted by her partner did not have standing to seek custody or visitation when she and her partner ended their relationship thirteen months after her partner adopted their child...

What is Child Custody
A San Jose family law attorney gives a general definition of child custody... Custody is a legal term that most commonly pertains to child custody with regard to divorce and terms of a divorce settlement...

Changing Custody FAQ
When Can I Ask for a Change of Custody?Before a change of custody is granted, the Court must find that there has been a substantial and continuing change in circumstances, and it is in the best interest of the child that custody be changed....

Child Support Orders
How to modify terms

Torts
Introduction to Torts

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

Child Support Survival Guide
The Child Support Enforcement System

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

Child Support Overview
Federal requires states to set guidelines for support.

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

West Virginia Child Advocate Office Faces Class Action over Child Support
West Virginia Child Advocate Office Faces Class Action over Child Support

FAA
Signficant Lack of Oversight in Airline Maintenance

Fume Event
Leaves Airline Attendant Sick

Greka Oll and Gas
EPA Orders Clean-up of Toxic PCBs

Immigrant Sedation
US Government awards two detainees $55,000 settlement after drugging them while in custody.