Family Law Issues

By May Bulman – Independent 02/03/2019 “…Campaigners warn ‘huge injustices’ are taking place and children’s best interests are being ‘obscured’ as figures show 134 per cent rise in parents fighting cases alone…” Read the entire article: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/legal-aid-parents-child-custody-representation-family-courts-a8757051.html

By Bruce Vielmetti – Journal Sentinel 02/20/2019 “…A Wisconsin judge just learned the hard way that it’s an ethics no-no to become Facebook friends with a woman right before ruling on her custody dispute. …” Read the entire article: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2019/02/20/judge-accepted-facebook-friend-request-woman-pending-matter/2925778002/

By Will Mitchell – CJ Online 02/16/2019 “…Kansas is strongly considering changing its child custody laws from a system pitting parent against parent in a winner/loser situation into the more family friendly “shared parenting” arrangement. …” Read the entire article: https://www.cjonline.com/opinion/20190216/will-mitchell-time-to-fix-loopholes-in-kansas-family-courts

By Shane Phelan – Independent 02/20/2019 “…Fathers involved in child access disputes can be unfairly treated in the courts, family law experts have warned. …” Read the entire article: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/fathers-in-child-access-disputes-face-uphill-battle-lawyers-warn-37834246.html

By Lexology 02/14/2019 “…However, in 2018, new legislation was introduced in Missouri to move the needle even further. This new legislation is known as HB1667 in the Missouri House of Representatives (and SB14 in the Missouri Senate). …” Read the entire article: https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=d275fe05-c3c6-41a9-b31c-a14add2bebc1

By 25 News Week 02/04/2019 “…  A new bill before Illinois lawmakers would make equal parenting time the standard in child custody cases. …” Read the entire article: https://week.com/news/political/2019/02/04/new-bill-would-make-equal-parenting-time-standard-in-child-custody-cases/

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/