As readers of this blog can easily discern, the writer is opinionated. But the January 24, 2024 decision in Moody v. Moody offers a case which attempts to focus on
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WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH SUPPORTING AN IMMIGRANT SPOUSE?
In December, 2011 a panel of the Superior Court decided Love v. Love. 33 A.3d 1268 (2011). This was a Philadelphia County support action wherein Wife came to the United States with husband’s child. The child was born in 2003. The husband and wife married in 2005 and the application for immigration appears to have been processed in 2008. Shortly after Wife was admitted to the United States the couple separated and Wife began an action for support. Continue Reading WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH SUPPORTING AN IMMIGRANT SPOUSE?
APPLYING THE NURTURING PARENT DOCTRINE TO SUPPORT CASES
We previously examined a case that considered the “primary care giver” role where a father was awarded primary custody after demonstrating that he personified that role. Changing custody from mother to …
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