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Courthouse Coup, Minnesota Style
47+ min ago (195+ words) Like all dignified coups, it began with a lunch. In correspondence to his higher-up last January, Patrick Schiltz, the chief judge of the federal district court in Minnesota at the time, said he... Courthouse Coup, Minnesota Style Posted By: Christopher…...
Divorce laws a battleground in some states, including Iowa
7+ hour, 26+ min ago (1337+ words) Cerina Fairfax, a Virginia dentist and mother of two, spent nearly two years living in the same house as her husband while she was trying to divorce him. Virginia state law required couples with children, like the Fairfaxes, to wait…...
Community invited to dinner with Minnesota Supreme Court
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (189+ words) Minnesota Supreme Court justices cordially invite the public to an informal dinner with them on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Atwood Memorial Center on the campus of St. Cloud State University. The dinner is being presented by St. Cloud State University, St....
More states embrace???50-50??? child custody in divorce cases
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (1167+ words) A mother holds hands with her son on a swing set. At least seven states have passed laws making equally shared parenting time the legal default in child custody cases. Louisiana and Mississippi this year joined at least five other…...
SC Sets Aside Telangana HC Order, Gives Child’s Custody to Adoptive Couple
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (254+ words) New Delhi:The Supreme Court has set aside a Telangana High Court order concerning the custody of a minor and directed the child welfare committee in Hyderabad to hand over the child to the couple claiming to be his adoptive…...
SC sets aside Telangana HC order, directs handover of minor to adoptive parents
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Manassas Divorce Lawyer Explains When Virginia Child Support Ends In New Guide
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What Every Mum Needs to Know About Her Family Law Rights When a Relationship Ends
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (658+ words) When a relationship ends, a mum may face more than a separation. There may be kids to care for, a home to keep, bills to pay, and key legal steps to take. It can be hard to know what to…...
Indiana legislators hear complaints over unequal standards for child advocates in court cases
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (593+ words) An Indiana University law professor also told the legislative study committee that the state lacks uniform standards for county-run child advocate programs and cautioned they are often not independent of the judges making decisions. The Legislature's Interim Study Committee on…...
Illinois court limits wrongful death claims by equitably adopted children
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (268+ words) An Illinois appellate court has ruled equitable adoption cannot make someone "next of kin" under the Wrongful Death Act. The decedent had raised another person from infancy, consistently presenting him as his son and participating in major parenting decisions, but…...