In an extraordinary case, a judge denied a woman custody over three children fathered by her husband with another woman. The judge cited her past criminal history, specifically the drowning murders of her first three children as evidence of her inability to be an...
Month: June 2016
Don McLean divorces after 30 years
Don McLean, the singer songwriter famous for the song 'American Pie', and his wife after 30 years have finalized their divorce. The divorce comes on the heels of a very rocky past few years. McLean was arrested for allegedly being involved in domestic violence with...
What stops a parent from changing custody terms in another state?
Parents are unable to do this because the court will dismiss their case before it even gets to the substantive issues. All states, except Massachusetts and Vermont, and the District of Columbia are signatories to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement...
Criteria that can land you in the Evader’s Program
The Evader's Program is a government initiative run out of the Attorney General's office. The Texas Attorney General was tasked by the legislature to design a program to catch parents who are trying to evade their child support obligations. This post will go over this...
Study finds increase in co-habitation agreements
Couples are living together and remaining unmarried at higher rates than ever before. While the evolving definition of "family" is an ongoing ethical question, the fact remains that couples are choosing not to get married. They choose for a variety of reasons:...
Is child custody mediation a viable alternative for you?
There are two types of mediation: asset division and child custody. Child custody mediation focuses on setting up a visitation and parenting plan for parents who are getting separated. If you and the other parent agree, mediated child custody disputes could be a...
Some tips to find the right divorce mediator
Some couples opt for mediated divorces instead of traditional litigation. It is often cheaper and allows you to maintain a healthy relationship with your ex-partner throughout the process. If you have children, it can be very helpful to keep you and your ex-partner on...
On what grounds can you contest a paternity test result?
The short answer is yes; there are many grounds to invalidate a paternity finding or order a new test. DNA has greatly improved the accuracy of assigning proper paternity, but it isn't perfect. The tests are administered by humans, and there are many ways that they...
Divorce rate declined over past two decades
It is a commonly cited statistic that half of all marriages end in divorce. While still, mostly true, this over-simplifies the situation. While the overall divorce rate is significantly higher than it was a century ago. A study by the Pew Research Center...
