Family Law Issues

Missouri Divorce Info Adds Course on Custody for Unmarried Parents

By The Evening Tribune, 09/30/26 “…Missouri Divorce Info has added a course for unmarried parents to its new catalog of attorney-authored courses, focused on establishing paternity and securing custody and support. The course is aimed at families in the Springfield area and across Missouri who are navigating custody questions outside of a marriage. …” Read

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Judge rules former senator can now be sued under NC ‘homewrecker’ law

By The Hill, 09/05/26 “…A federal judge ruled Friday that former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) can be sued under North Carolina’s homewrecker law for her romantic relationship with a married member of her security detail. …” Read the entire article:  https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6073058-kyrsten-sinema-homewrecker-law-judge-ruling/?

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Mom, 18, Charged After She Gave 1-Month-Old Baby Boy to Stranger She Met at a Bus Stop

By People, 09/20/26 “…A teenage mother has been accused of giving her baby to a stranger at a bus stop in Texas because she no longer wanted the child. …” Read the entire article: https://people.com/mom-18-arrested-after-giving-beautiful-1-month-old-baby-boy-to-stranger-12130131

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Attorney Cynthia Hawes Breaks Down Why Being A ‘Good Parent’ Is Not Enough In Family Court, Especially For Black Men

By Madamenoire.com, 09/16/26 “…In one case, she said a father traveled to another state and spent thousands of dollars to spend two weeks with his child, only to be told the child was sick. Hawes said the situation turned out to involve the child’s birthday rather than an illness. She warned that parents who use

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More states embrace ‘50-50’ child custody in divorce cases

By Stateline, 09/16/26 “…Supporters say a formal 50-50 custody standard makes divorce proceedings more equitable for fathers — who historically have been awarded less custody time than mothers — and encourages them to maintain an active role in their children’s lives. …” Read the entire article: https://stateline.org/2026/09/16/more-states-embrace-50-50-child-custody-in-divorce-cases/

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Phil Weiser should account for the custody evaluations no one reviewed

Opinion piece by Family Reunion’s Policy Director, Judi Atwood – in The Rocky Mountain Voice. 09/18/26 “…Phil Weiser’s ability to take a powerful company to court should not settle the question of his ability to govern Colorado. Families also deserve to know whether he will confront failures within the institutions his office advises and defends.

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Rumer Willis’ Ex Derek Richard Thomas Denies Drug Use, Claims Willis Is Interfering with Access to 3-Year-Old Daughter

By People.com, 08/29/26 “…Thomas claims Willis has “done everything in her power to interfere, block and frustrate” his relationship with their daughter, Louetta…” Read the entire article: https://people.com/rumer-willis-ex-derek-richard-thomas-claims-actress-is-interfering-with-access-to-their-3-year-old-daughter-12072456

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Is Your Therapist Biased? Personal Agendas Are Creeping Into the Therapy Room

Wall Street Journal, 8/24/26 “…And many therapists are getting caught up in trends in both therapy and the culture, including the encouragement of victimhood, estrangements and the broadening of terms like “harassment” and “abuse,” says William Doherty, a therapist and professor emeritus of family social science at the University of Minnesota, who has studied the

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Kelley Wolf Apologizes to Ex Scott Wolf After Experiencing ‘Drug-Induced Mania with Psychosis’: ‘I Owe You My Life’

By People, 08/29/26 “…I am so sorry. My husband of twenty years was taken through a nightmare that wouldn’t even fly in a movie script; it was so brutal,” Kelley said in slide four. “The things I did, said, wrote, and posted caused profound harm and were not based in truth or reality. And they

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Biases Against Men in Couples Therapy

By Nafees Alam, PhD, 03/16/26 “…This article explores biases against men in couples therapy. While feminist critiques rightly challenged rigid gender roles in early therapeutic models, some of these corrections have overcompensated, creating new blind spots in how male clients are understood and treated. …” Read the entire article: https://openinquirymentalhealth.substack.com/p/biases-against-men-in-couples-therapy?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

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