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1.815 documents for child custody laws in texas

- Abbott v. Abbott, 560 U. S. (2010)
...49. When Ms. Abbott brought A. J. A. to Texas without permission from Mr. Abbott or the Chilean ... on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Convention) and the implementing statut... where” “it is in breach of rights of custody attributed to a person … under the law of the St... custody in precise terms or referring to the laws of different nations pertaining to parental rights...
- U.S. Supreme Court
- J. D. B. v. North Carolina, 564 U.S. (2011)
... 436(1966). It is beyond dispute that children will often feelbound to submit to police questioni... child's age properly informs the Miranda custody analysis. IAPetitioner J. D. B. was a 13-year-...S. 551, 569 (2005); Johnson v. Texas, 509 . U. S. 350, 367 (1993). It is a fact that "...Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England *464-*465 (hereinafter Blackstone) (exp...
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Overruling the overwhelming-necessity standard for modifications of child custody in Alabama: Ex parte Cleghorn.
.... C. Review and Comparison of Other State's Laws for Modification of Child Custody Orders . Florida...Texas noted that "[i]n the course of determining custody...
- Faulkner Law Review
- Vol. 1 Nbr. 3, March 2010

- Turner v. Rogers, 564 U.S. (2011)
....South Carolina's Family Court enforces its child supportorders by threatening with incarceration fo...' father, LarryPrice, currently has custody of the child and is also arespondent before...Texas, 441 U. S. 418, 425 (1979). 11 12 TURNER v. ROGERS... Blackstone,Commentaries on the Laws of England 280-285 (1769)(describing the "summary ...
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Section 1: Full Faith and Credit
... "private international law," "conflict of laws," and "comity." This comprises a body of rules, ba... . Decrees Awarding Alimony, Custody of Children .-Resulting as a by-product of divorce... Also, in an action in a federal court in Texas to collect the amount of a life insurance policy w...
- Constitution of the United States (Annotated)
- Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Assn., 564 U.S. (2011)
... be obscene from the perspective of a child.2 We held that the legislature could"adjus[...-even a political rally in support of laws against corporalpunishment of children, or laws i... disrespect for the Nation's flag (Texas v.Johnson, 491 U. S. 397 (1989)). JUSTICE BREYER ...The law entitled parents to "the custody of their[children]," "the value of th[e] [children...
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Kennedy v. Louisiana, 554 U.S. (2008)
... capital punishment for the rape of a child under 12. The State Supreme Court affirmed, reject...H. was removed from the custody of her mother, who had maintained until that point...2007) (enacted 2006); and Texas, see Tex. Penal Code Ann. §12.42(c)(3) (West Supp... mandatory for those found guilty, and those laws were invalidated by Woodson and Roberts "). Thi...
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Unclaimed property and due process: justifying "revenue-raising" modern escheat.
States have long claimed the right to take custody of presumably abandoned property and hold it for t... that two categories of these disputed laws--those shortening dormancy periods and those allow...(4) From the child who forgets to spend a gift card received several ...Texas v. New Jersey, 379 U.S. 674, 681-82 (1965). Accord...
- Michigan Law Review
- Vol. 110 Nbr. 2, November 2011
- United States v. Comstock, 560 U. S. (2010)
... grants Congress broad authority to pass laws in furtherance of its constitutionally enumerated ... by the States if released from federal custody. Congress’ desire to address these specific chal... to engage in sexually violent conduct or child molestation,” (2) currently “suffers from a se...Cf. Hendricks, 521 U. S. 346; Addington v. Texas, 441 U. S. 418 (1979). In other words, we assume f...
- U.S. Supreme Court
- And Then There Were None: The Repeal of Sodomy Laws After Lawrence V. Texas and Its Effect On the Custody and Visitation Rights of Gay and Lesbian Parents
Sodomy laws, which authorize the government to dictate what behavior is appropriate in the bedroom, have historically been extremely controversial. Recently, in Lawrence v Texas, the Supreme Court of the United States, by a 6-3 vote, held that sodomy laws were an unconstitutional violation of privacy and due process guarantees. This landmark decision not only gives homosexuals the right to enter into sexual relationships in the privacy of the home "and still retain their dignity as free persons," but also provides them with legal entitlement to equal respect and equal treatment in civil litigation in areas where they have been disadvantaged the most - namely employment, housing, and parenthood - and puts homosexuals in a better position in court to fight for equal treatment in the milit...

... one particular area of civil litigation-child custody disputes involving gay and lesbian parents...
- St. John's Law Review
- Vol. 78 Nbr. 2, April 2004