Posts belonging to Category Child Custody
Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on November 7, 2011
Tomorrow, Mississippi Voters go to the polls to vote on a Constitutional Amendment declaring “personhood” to start at conception. The Initiative is quoted below as it will appear on the ballot: “Initiative #26 would amend the Mississippi Constitution to define the word “person” or “persons”, as those terms are used in Article III of the [...]
Categories: Child Custody, Emotions, Financial, Legal
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Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on October 3, 2011
I have witnessed countless times when the situation of the parties and the children changes after the divorce and the parties do nothing to change the Oorder. This often leads to unfair results down the road. Many times, the parties are getting along quite well and agree on changes, but that does not mean there [...]
Categories: Alimony, Child Custody, Child Support, Children & Divorce, Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, divorce court, Divorce Laws, Financial, How to Divorce, Legal, Tips
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Posted by Lawyer - Joseph Cordell on August 18, 2011
President Obama’s Fatherhood and Mentoring Initiative was created to address the growing crisis of fatherlessness in America, a disturbing trend that is rooted in part to the lack of rights given fathers in family courtrooms. Though the messages on Fatherhood.gov are focused on helping dads play a bigger role in their children’s lives, little attention [...]
Categories: Child Custody, Children & Divorce, Divorce Laws, Divorce Lawyers
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Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on August 15, 2011
A repost of an article by Jai Kissoon, of OurFamilyWizard.com. We recommend that all divorced parents explore the site as a possibility of making co-parenting easier and more effective. The new school year is quickly approaching and its time to start preparing. If you and your co-parents both take part in the upbringing of your [...]
Categories: Child Custody, Children & Divorce, Collaborative Divorce, Emotions, How to Divorce, Parenting, Separation, Single Parents, Tips, Visitation
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Posted by Lawyer - Sam Assini on July 6, 2011
Do fathers and mothers have equal rights when it comes to custody/time-sharing with their children? At a time when most families are two income households and the mother is not always the primary caregiver for the children, this shouldn’t be a controversial question. The first thing to know is that Florida no longer awards custody [...]
Categories: Child Custody, Uncategorized, Visitation
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Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on June 27, 2011
Many people and clients ask, “What are a man’s chances of getting custody?” This question comes from the common perception that there is a prejudice against men in custody proceedings. I usually answer the question in two ways. First, the question that needs to be asked, is, “What role has the man played in the [...]
Categories: Child Custody, Children & Divorce, Divorce, divorce court, Divorce Laws, How to Divorce, Legal, Parenting, Separation, Single Parents
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Posted by Lawyer - Joseph Cordell on June 21, 2011
A father recently was awarded custody of his children, in part because a judge cited the children’s mother’s breast cancer as a determining factor. The decision sparked debate on whether a parent’s disability or health should have an impact on child custody rulings.
Categories: Child Custody, Children & Divorce, Divorce Lawyers
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Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on June 20, 2011
In the recent case of Cuccia v. Cuccia, No. 2010-CA-00083-COA (Decided June 14, 2011) the Court of Appeals decided that one legitimate factor in reversing a sole custody award to a woman was the boarding of dangerous dogs on her property. Julie Ann Cuccia testified she ran a dog boarding and training business as well [...]
Categories: Child Custody, Children & Divorce, Divorce, Divorce Laws, Legal, Uncategorized
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Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on June 6, 2011
In our society, it seems to be an ever increasing phenomenon that grandparents are left with the primary duty for caring for children. This is caused by many factors. Sometimes, it is caused by a teen birth where the mother is unmarried and incapable of providing the proper home. Sometimes it is caused by a [...]
Categories: Child Custody, Divorce Laws, Legal, Parenting, Uncategorized
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Posted by Lawyer - Brahm Siegel on April 15, 2011
In recent years I’ve noticed a big change in clients. Simply put, I see a lot less fighting these days about sole versus joint custody than I used to. Why? In sole custody, or “custody” (they mean the same thing), one parent has all the decision-making power in relation to the child — specifically, decisions [...]
Categories: Child Custody, Divorce, divorce court, Divorce Laws, Divorce Lawyers
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