Family Law Issues

By Matt Hale – Herald-Dispatch 02/10/2019 “…On either side of West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia have declared that their children deserve both parents but West Virginia has not. …” Read the entire article: https://www.herald-dispatch.com/opinion/matt-hale-wv-needs-to-adopt-shared-parenting-law/article_597f16f9-fdb8-5c3e-8ed1-cc288fddec26.html

By Katie Stancombe – The Indiana Lawyer 01/30/2019 “…Two grandparents won their appeal to petition for visitation rights with their deceased son’s children after the Indiana Court of Appeals found a trial court erred in granting summary judgment to the children’s mothers. …” Read the entire article: https://www.theindianalawyer.com/articles/49314-coa-reverses-judgment-against-grandparent-visitation

By Lisa Bourne – LifeSite 01/29/2019 “…An Iowa father has been advised he no longer has access to his daughter’s medical records now that she has turned 12 years of age and the hospital policy – tied to federal law – has raised a red flag regarding parental rights. …” Read the entire article:  https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/law-denies-parents-access-to-their-childrens-medical-records

By Eric Licas – Daily Bulletin 01/20/2019 “…Leilani Parker, 18, of Upland was arrested on suspicion of felony child endangerment, Steenerson said. He said she has joint custody of the boy with his father, and was scheduled to be the child’s sole guardian at the time he was found. …” Read the entire article: https://www.dailybulletin.com/2019/01/20/mother-arrested-after-toddler-is-found-alone-in-stroller-shivering-in-upland-park/

By Molly K. Olson – Mankato Times 01/23/2019 “…The divorce industry consists of a large group of professions that profit off the demise and conflict of families. …” Read the entire article: http://mankatotimes.com/2019/01/23/equal-shared-parenting-do-divorce-lawyers-serve-children/

By Researching Reform 01/07/2019 “…“Grandparents play an important role in the lives of their grandchildren, and I sympathise with those who experience the anguish of being prevented from seeing their grandchildren if a parental relationship ends. …” Read the entire article: https://researchingreform.net/2019/01/07/government-considers-offering-grandparents-new-access-rights-post-separation-again/?fbclid=IwAR1l8dxCdoi9eF33ndRNrIM6Yc0pOBWeDZOrZcb7lT97xod0bTTWBzHjjFk

By Marilyn Odendahl –  The Indiana Lawyer  01/09/2019 “… A January 2018 report from the U.S Census Bureau found the proportion of men who are custodial parents has increased over the past 21 years. …” Read the entire article: https://www.theindianalawyer.com/articles/49109-seeking-equal-treatment

By Market Watch on 04/23/2018 “… When it comes to decision-making, trial court judges are just as influenced by gender bias as laypeople are, a new study suggests — and may actually be even more biased. The research, published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science, casts reasonable doubt on the idea that judges’ subject-matter and

By Irish Times on 11/08/2018 “… An asylum seeker who became pregnant following a relationship with a security guard at a direct provision centre has settled a High Court case over a refusal to register her son’s surname as that of his father on his birth certificate. …” Read the entire article: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/mother-settles-case-over-refusal-to-register-son-with-his-father-s-surname-1.3691255?fbclid=IwAR0_zMrGJMpDfIA7mbJzWZ6lUYOCb4Bq5CUh9mUl5NyJywAvsSQdz3a4Heg

By National Parents Organization on 11/01/2018 “… “We are delighted to have such an encouraging influx of dedicated volunteers for NPO,” said Petra Maxwell, Executive Director for NPO. “These new leaders will undoubtedly work tirelessly to challenge our outdated child custody practices and promote legislation that promotes equal, shared parenting — relationships that truly benefit the