Leslie Spoltore in our Wilmington office recently wrote on the Delaware Trial Practice Blog about Delaware’s “stand-by guardian” laws which allow a parent or guardian “afflicted with a progressive, chronic
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A lesson from the U.S. Open
Maybe it’s because I am a woman who works (and who recently returned from a second maternity leave), but I read a lot about women working and how they try
Important Child Protections in Immigration Reform Bill
REQUIEM FOR PARENTAL COORDINATION IN PENNSYLVANIA
My colleague Aaron Weems has already reported that late last month the Pennsylvania Supreme Court put an end to what was a five year experiment with court appointed ombudsmen tasked to
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Native American Adoption Decision Pending from U.S. Supreme Court
In this most recent U.S. Supreme Court term, the Court has heard two cases involving the domestic relations of a state. In addition to the arguments on same sex
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New Rule: No Parent Coordinators Allowed
Mandatory Reporting – Cases Hiding in Plain Sight
(Image by Bettman/CORBIS) – Lunch at 800 feet only seems normal if you are used to it.
I recently took a phone call from an individual who wanted to learn about
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Name Change Fight Exposes Parental Alienation
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A recent case involving the name change of a child highlighted the relevance change of name cases can have on custody litigation. The case (In re: Change
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Narcissistic Mother Chooses Husband over her Neglected Children
Child abuse cases are extremely difficult to deal with by the court and attorneys. Making them worse is when a parent is unable to accept the reality that a spouse
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Mom Insults Son on Facebook and Loses Legal Custody
Robert Epstein of our Roseland, New Jersey office writes for the New Jersey Family Law Blog and recently posted an excellent piece on a New York custody case which is
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