Child Custody

By Positively Osceola, 07/14/2022 “…If the parents cannot agree on the relocation issue, they will have to ask the court to become involved. As with the other decisions concerning children, the court will evaluate whether the proposed change is in the best interest of the child…” Read the entire article: https://www.positivelyosceola.com/draper-law-how-can-a-divorced-parent-move-with-children/

By The Federalist, 06/06/2022 “…It is well-established that regular father presence in children’s lives greatly reduces risks for all negative life outcomes, including violence, criminality, teen pregnancy and promiscuity, depression and despair, and poverty…” Read the entire article: https://thefederalist.com/2022/07/06/desantis-vetoed-divorce-bill-that-would-have-presumed-50-50-time-sharing-of-children/

By SSRN, 03/15/2022 “…While the legislative reforms were substantial, in many respects they reinforced judicial trends that were apparent in the caselaw under the previous legislation. Under the reforms, courts have continued to emphasize the need for individualized decision-making and the absence of legislative presumptions about parenting time or decision-making…” Read the entire article: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4058375

By EIN Newswire, 04/27/2022 “…In a Florida custody case, the presiding judge will consider what’s best for the child when deciding how to allocate time-sharing between the parents. Child custody law in Florida does not give any preference to fathers or mothers during child custody rulings. Instead, the custody matter is decided based on the

By Halena Sepulveda, CleveScene, 04/21/2022 “… The passing of a bill currently making its way through the Ohio Legislature would change the way the court system handles child custody cases by making a shared parenting agreement the new presumed outcome…” Read the entire article: https://www.clevescene.com/news/ohio-bill-would-make-shared-parenting-the-default-for-child-custody-cases-38778183  

By Alice Gibbs – Newsweek, 03/15/2022 “…When it comes to splitting time between parents, a major research project from Sweden in 2016 found that children in equal shared parenting arrangements—for example, a 50/50 sharing scheme—had lower levels of psychosomatic problems than those who lived mostly with one, or only with one parent…” Read the entire

By Jacob Holmes – Alabama Political Reporter, 03/15/2022 “…Two dueling bills are being considered in a House committee this week that both tweak Alabama child custody law to emphasize joint custody. HB 314, sponsored by Rep. Ben Robbins, R-Sylacauga, and HB 364, Rep. Kenneth Paschal, R-Pelham, are very similar on a surface level. However, Paschal’s

By Petra Bartosiewicz – NY Mag, 02/15/2022 “…Because Rohlsen was still married to another man, Watkins was not automatically recognized as Kenny’s father. Until he could prove his paternity, he would have no official standing in the case…” Read the entire article: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/02/nyc-acs-child-custody-foster-care.html

By WV Gazette-Mail, 03/08/2022 “… Members of the West Virginia House Judiciary Committee spent nearly three hours amending and asking questions of a Kanawha Family Court judge on Tuesday before adopting a bill that would change how family court judges consider physical custody arrangements…” Read the entire article:  https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/legal_affairs/house-committee-advances-50-50-child-custody-bill/article_cb49a7e8-fd6c-528c-94d9-47d054b81199.html

By Bernise Carolino – Canadian Lawyer, 03/01/2022 “…A judge acted properly by moving forward with a joint custody arrangement because the matter involved a young child and because the mother’s lack of attendance led to a previous trial’s postponement, an appellate court said…” Read the entire article: https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/family/nl-court-of-appeal-affirms-equal-shared-parenting-order/364438