Family Law Issues

By  Jan Jekielek – The Epoch Times 09/28/2019 “… We discuss child custody, divorce law, and family court, and how, in Ludwig’s eyes, the current system is stacked against dads getting equal access to their children. He argues that many social problems stem from the lack of a father figure in the home. …” Read […]

By The Hindu 10/10/2019 “… The Supreme Court said family courts should grant visitation rights in such a manner that a child is not deprived of the love and care of either parent. …” Read the entire article: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/a-child-has-right-to-affection-of-both-parents-supreme-court/article29630596.ece

By Molly K. Olson – Twin Cities 09/29/2019 “… Equal-shared-parenting legislation continues to sweep the nation. This year, more than half of all states across the country considered long overdue legislation to equally protect a child’s time with each fit parent after divorce and separation. In Minnesota, an equal-parenting bill was heard on the floor

By Mark Richardson – Public News Service 09/23/19 “… A parents’ rights group rates Arizona one of the top states for policies that encourage shared parenting in child custody cases.  …” Read the entire article: https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-09-23/family-father-issues/group-gives-arizona-top-marks-for-shared-child-custody-policies/a67855-1

By Michael Bartiromo – Fox News 09/18/19 “… The National Parents Organization has released a “report card” evaluating the implementation of effective shared-parenting statutes across the nation — and only two states received an “A.” …” Read the entire article: https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/national-parents-organization-report-card

By Priscella Vega – Los Angeles Times 09/13/19 “… A Huntington Beach man is taking another shot at reforming California’s alimony law, this time by championing a ballot initiative that would restrict payments to former spouses to a maximum of five years following a divorce or legal separation. …” Read the entire article: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-09-13/divorced-dad-targets-californias-outdated-alimony-law

By Gabriel Olano – Law Times 08/30/2019 “… According to Morneau, the clarification to the Income Tax Act will ensure that benefits paid to families in shared-parenting arrangements are not stopped or interrupted. …” Read the entire article: https://www.lawtimesnews.com/practice-areas/tax/federal-government-to-clarify-shared-parenting-benefits-eligibility/303591

By Matt Hale – Courier Journal 08/30/19 “… Last year, Kentucky passed the nation’s first complete “shared parenting law,” which was called the state’s most popular law of the year. The law created a starting point that both parents have equal child custody time if the parents are fit caregivers. …” Read the entire article: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/2019/08/30/kentuckys-joint-custody-law-leads-decline-family-court-cases/2158216001/

By Bill Bischoff – MarketWatch 08/05/2019 “… For tax purposes, a child is usually treated as “belonging” to the parent who has custody for the greater part of the year. That parent is called the custodial parent. The other parent is called the noncustodial parent. …” Read the entire article: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/which-divorced-parent-can-claim-child-related-tax-breaks-2019-08-05  

By Chuck Stinnett – The Gleaner 07/22/2019 “… Not only was the custody process in court expensive, largely because of attorney fees, he said. It often resulted in black-and-white outcomes: “One parent would get custody and one parent would lose,” Hale said. “It was winner-take-all, loser-lose-all. It’s the kids who suffer in that situation.” …”