Child Custody

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  

By Lawyers.com, 12/15/2021 “…Terms describing different types of arrangements can sound similar. For example, “joint custody” and “joint shared parenting” are not synonymous. Understanding the distinction between these terms and the other available custody options will help you decide what type of arrangement you should seek…” Read the entire article: https://blogs.lawyers.com/attorney/child-custody/what-is-the-difference-between-joint-custody-and-joint-shared-parenting-71694/

By The Washington Post 11/09/2021 “…The fate of Republican Sean Parnell’s U.S. Senate campaign rested in the hands of a family court judge Tuesday, as arguments wrapped up in a custody battle with his estranged wife that broadcast damaging accusations of domestic violence…” Read the entire article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pennsylvania-senate-parnell/2021/11/09/89639d84-40bd-11ec-a88e-2aa4632af69b_story.html

By Charlotte Observer 06/21/2021 “…In an odd how-do-you-do, North Carolina’s second-highest court said Virginia laws, which treat sperm donors as different legal entities than fathers, govern the case. North Carolina statutes, on the other hand, do not draw legal distinctions between biologically fathering a child and qualifying as a child’s actual father. In fact, the

By Shawnee Mission Post 06/10/2021 “…The dissolution of marriage is a both a legal and emotional process that deeply impacts the lives of those within and outside of the marital relationship. This impact often intensifies when a couple must divide custody of their children. Though every divorce differs, the following information provides some general guidelines