child custody

• Child custody

• Editorials -- Child custody

• Joint child custody

• 32 CFR 584.2 - Family support and child custody.

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 32: National Defense

• Overruling the overwhelming-necessity standard for modifications of child custody in Alabama: Ex parte Cleghorn.

I. INTRODUCTION In Alabama, a party seeking modification of a child custody arrangement must meet the McLendon standard, which requires the party se...

• Faulkner Law Review
• Vol. 1 Nbr. 3, March 2010

• 25 CFR 23.13 - Payment for appointed counsel in involuntary Indian child custody proceedings in state courts.

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 25: Indians

• In Domestic Violence

An interim legislative committee is crafting pioneering child custody measures that promise to result in a collision between groups advocating for victims of domestic violence and advocates for fathers' rights. The most dramatic changes codify the concept of coercive control , which is a pattern of behavior used to dominate an ex-spouse, the other parent or intimate partner. A judge would determine custody and visitation based on whether there is a pattern of controlling behavior by one or both of the parents.

• Arizona Capitol Times
• July 03, 2011

• Child Support/Custody

Background Historically, fathers had sole rights to custody. Since custody was connected to inheritance and property laws, mot...

• Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law
• Family Law

• Is the life history calendar a valid measure of child custody loss among birth mothers with serious mental illness?

As of October 9, 2009, 463,000 children were receiving care in the public foster care system (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2009). Par...

• Social Work Research
• Vol. 35 Nbr. 1, March 2011

• Even Courts Quarreling Over Child's Custody

The world can be an awfully confusing place when you're a kid. Take Brennan, for example. He's 7 years old, lives in southern Maine and, well, we'll just leave it at that because the poor little guy never asked for the legal limelight into which he's been propelled.

• Portland Press Herald
• June 08, 2011

• Irwin Woman Faces Trial for Disrupting Child Custody Hearing

A Westmoreland County sheriff's deputy testified yesterday that an Irwin woman disrupted a child custody hearing several times in December, once crossing into an area of the courtroom reserved for court personnel and witnesses. Deputy Gerald Stofko said Ashley James, 27, of 320 Pennsylvania Ave., who served as her own attorney during the preliminary hearing and testified, resisted efforts to escort her out of Judge Chris Scherer's courtroom Dec. 7 or to take her into custody.

• Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review
• January 21, 2011

• Giving Children a Right to Be Heard: Suggested Reforms to Provide Louisiana Children a Voice in Child Custody Disputes

Introduction. -II. Categorical History of Proceedings Concerning Children: A. Juvenile Delinquency Proceedings: In Re Gault. B. Child Abuse and Neglect Proceedings: CAPTA. C. Contested Child Custody Proceedings: 1. Lack of Federal Rules Governing Child Custody Proceedings. 2. Risks Children Encounter in Contested Custody Proceedings. -III. Adversarial Proceedings and Harm to Children. -IV. Reform Possibilities: A. Current System of Representation for Louisiana Children: 1. The Parents. 2. Judge or Guardian Ad Litem. B. Mandatory Appointment of Guardians ad Litem. C. Mediation as an Alternative to Adversarial Proceedings. D. Divorce Education Programs. E. Parenting Plans. -V. The Child's Voice. -VI. Suggested Reforms to Allow for Child Participation: A. Current Louisiana Approach: 1. ...

• Louisiana Law Review
• Nbr. 65-4, July 2005

• Child Custody

Because of the importance of the laws regarding child custody, all fifty states and the District of Columbia have adopted the Uniform...

• National Survey of State Laws
• Family Laws