News Articles - Child Custody
Mom and Grandma Both Died by Suicide After 4 Kids Were Slain in N.Y. Home, Police Say — and Dad Wanted Custody
By People Magazine, 07/31/26 “…The children’s father, Brady Harmon, spoke to WNYT from his home in Salt Lake City, claiming he had not seen his children in person since November 2019, when he and the children’s mother separated. He added that he had been trying to get custody or visitation with his children for six
‘Silent crisis’: ATM calls for investigation into fathers’ access to children
By The Post, 07/07/26 “…The letter argues that while significant attention has rightly been devoted to protecting women and children, far less focus has been placed on the impact on children who are prevented from maintaining relationships with both parents. According to the ATM, children are deprived of the emotional, developmental and financial benefits that
Does the family court system truly understand the children whose lives it is changing?
By Conservative Women, 06/02/26 “…A calm parent is not necessarily safe. A distressed parent is not necessarily unreliable. A child’s wishes may be coached, conflicted, frightened from being shaped by loyalty. Contact may be healing in one case and harmful in another. Refusing contact may protect a child in one situation and entrench injustice in
Taylor Frankie Paul to undergo sobriety test in custody fight
By MSN, 07/08/26 “…The sobriety testing requirement affects only her case with ex-husband Tate Paul, but comes as Taylor also navigates a separate custody dispute with ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen over their son Ever. …” Read the entire article: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/taylor-frankie-paul-to-undergo-sobriety-test-in-custody-fight/gm-GMCA85CE72?gemSnapshotKey=GMCA85CE72-snapshot-1&uxmode=ruby
New York state Legislature passes bill removing gender-specific terms from custody laws
By CBS6Albany, 06/04/26 “…The legislation would replace gender-specific terms like “mother,” “father,” and “paternity” used in places like family court with terms like “parentage,” “gestating parent,” and “non-gestating parent.”…” Read the entire article: https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/new-york-state-legislature-passes-bill-removing-gender-specific-terms-from-custody-laws-mother-father-paternity-parentage-gestating-parent-non-gestating-parent-lgbtq-assisted-reproduction-surrogacy-wrgb