Family Reunion

‘It was unnecessary’: Mother says son was killed over child custody battle

Child Custody, Family Law Issues, Fatherhood, News Articles /

By WDBJ, 7/28/24 “…Three people are accused of plotting the murder of Steven Harris while he was in a custody battle with his child’s mother, according to investigators.“His demise was set up,” his mother LaSonia Harris said. …” Read the entire article:  https://www.wdbj7.com/2024/07/28/it-was-unnecessary-mother-says-son-was-killed-over-child-custody-battle/

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Illinois changes child support policy to benefit families

Child Support, Family Law Issues, News Articles /

By WIFR, 7/24/24 “…In January 2023, Governor JB Pritzker signed Public Act 102-1115. To follow federal regulations, a family must assign their rights to child support to the state to receive TANF. The state has the option to pass through a portion or the entire of those collections to the family. Until this was made

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Sperm donor wins custody of child over lesbian birth mother following years-long court battle

Adoptions, Child Custody, Child Support, Family Law Issues, News Articles, Parenting /

By The Pink News, 7/31/24 “…The judge said: “The evidence unequivocally supports that [the sperm donor] has provided support and care to [the boy] since the time of his birth and will continue doing so. [The mothers] do not enjoy any superiority over any other person keenly interested in [the boy’s] welfare, namely [the sperm

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D.C. is seeing more divorces and custody battles over politics

Alimony, Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce / Separation, Family Law Issues, Marriage, News Articles /

By Axios DC, 7/29/24 “…Political and ideological differences are increasingly playing a role in Washington divorces and custody battles, D.C.-area lawyers tell Axios. …” Read the entire article: https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/07/29/divorce-over-politics-ideology-dc-custody

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New laws going into effect Aug. 1 Minnesotans should know about

Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce / Separation, Family Law Issues, News Articles, Shared Parenting /

By Kare11 News, 8/1/24 “…Family law court must now consider the opportunity for a minor child to develop a relationship with each parent when determining custody and parenting time. Additionally, when deciding custody, family law courts cannot prefer one parent or the other solely based on the parent’s gender. …” Read the entire article:  https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/new-laws-going-into-effect-aug-1-minnesotans-should-know-about/89-7cbe16db-e30c-49cb-8d84-32950ef0d29d

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Why Does Child Support Go Unpaid?

Child Support, Family Law Issues, Family Law Issues, News Articles /

By The Cato Institute – Summer 2024 “State calculations of child costs overinflate those values, discouraging obligor payments.” “The child support collection process in the United States has largely failed. According to a 2020 Census Bureau report, only 62 percent of the more than $30 billion in authorized support payments for 2017 were actually received.

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Our Safe and Responsible Guide To Co-Parenting

Child Custody, Family Law Issues, News Articles, Shared Parenting /

By Cleveland Clinic, 05/01/2024 “…But at the heart of co-parenting, adults on all sides can and should work together as a team to make sure your children know they’re safe, supported, loved and cared for regardless of which household they’re in and whenever they travel from one parental unit to the other…” Read the entire

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Georgia Child Support Law Undergoes Substantial Revision

Child Support, Family Law Issues, Family Law Issues, News Articles /

By PR Web, 06/05/2024 “…This revision accomplishes three main things: it changes the Basic Child Support Obligation (BCSO) table; it changed the formula for the court to use in circumstances where parents have lower incomes; and it establishes a formula and a parenting time adjustment to the child support amount…” Read the entire article: https://www.prweb.com/releases/georgia-child-support-law-undergoes-substantial-revision-302164540.html

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Angelina Jolie’s Former Bodyguard Reveals How She Turned Her Kids Against Ex-Husband Brad Pitt

News Articles, Parental Alienation /

By InTouch Weekly, 05/22/2024 “…Previous court documents have hinted at Angelina’s control over her kids. In 2018, the judge who was presiding over their divorce declared that “not having a relationship with their father is harmful” to the children and scolded Angelina, 48, for listening to calls and reading texts between him and the kids…”

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Never give up, Dad. Never give up.

Divorce / Separation, News Articles, Parental Alienation /

By The Guam Daily Post, 06/12/2024 “…I wrote about parental alienation, a type of psychological child abuse. PA usually occurs in the context of a divorce, wherein one parent seeks to turn a child against the other parent and uses all manner of lies, exaggerations and manipulation to do it…” Read the entire article: https://www.postguam.com/forum/featured_columnists/never-give-up-dad-never-give-up/article_e6eefed0-1c7a-11ef-a129-9be2645595bf.html

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