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Father's rights in child custody
Father's rights refers to the parental rights of the father, primarily child custody and visitation rights. Fathers sometimes also need to establish paternity.
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Modification of a Parenting Plan in New Hampshire
Initial Parenting Plans For an initial parenting plan, Courts look strictly at the “best interests of the child” standard in determining a parenting s...
Written by attorney Anthony Muir
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# Grandparents’ Rights in Minnesota: What You Should Know
## When Grandparents Can Request Visitation In Minnesota, grandparents do not have an absolute right to visitation. However, there are particular circ...
Written by attorney Maury Devereau Beaulier
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Unmarried Parents: Florida's New Custody Law Explained
Unmarried Parents: Florida's New Custody Law Explained in this video. We discuss the new Florida law that took effect July 1, 2023, and has greatly im...
Play Video Written by attorney William Steven Foley
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Unmarried Parents: Florida's New Custody Law Explained
Unmarried Parents: Florida's New Custody Law Explained in this video. We discuss the new Florida law that took effect July 1, 2023, and has greatly im...
Play Video Written by attorney William Steven Foley
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Best Interests of the Child & Holly Factors in a child custody proceeding in Texas
Located in Houston, Texas, Busby & Busby and Associates narrates the Holly Factors as given by Texas case law to determine the best interest of a chil...
Play Video Written by attorney Michael Glynn Busby Jr.
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Get the Mental Health you need and deserve in Child Custody and Co-Parenting (ur not fooling anyone)
If folks really want to talk about mental health then let’s talk about it. The reality is that folks with mental health challenges, diagnosed or other...
Play Video Written by attorney Stephen Wright Williams
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Oklahoma Custody Preference: Does The Tail Wag the Dog? 2021 Update
Rebuttable Presumption A child has to be old enough to state a preference. The statute states that there is a rebuttable presumption that the child is...
Written by attorney Pete D. Louden
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Being successful at co-parenting
Part 1 Parents may be able to head off some co-parenting problems by dealing with their needs and concerns during child custody discussions. Setting b...
Written by attorney Keith D. Becker
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Texas law allows paternity testing for men paying child support
Part 1 The new law does impose a time limit, however. Men must file a paternity suit no later than one year from the date they discover the child may...
Written by attorney Keith D. Becker
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Rights of unwed fathers
What are father’s rights? In simple terms, father’s rights refer to the rights a father has with regards to his children. In the terms of child custod...
Written by attorney Keith D. Becker
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Legitimation in Georgia
Fathers Rights The biological father would first have to establish paternity and then file a petition for legitimation in court. The mother’s husband...
Written by attorney Jaimee Elizabeth Hunter
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Juvenile Court: Custody of a Child by Two Non-Married People
A Married Person has a Child with a Non-Spouse Ohio law states an unmarried mother is automatically the custodian of the child, unless a court order s...
Written by attorney Sierra Causey
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The Importance of Non-Judgmental Terminology in Child Custody...
Judge not, lest ye be judged... There is no “good”; there is no “bad”. There are only actions and decisions which move each of us in the direction of...
Written by attorney Stephen Wright Williams
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Do unmarried fathers have the right to prevent an adoption?
Dont Wait! If an unmarried father waits too long to establish paternity, a family judge may perceive the delay as a lack of commitment to the child. I...
Written by attorney Keith D. Becker
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5 Essential Tips for Winning Child Custody in Louisiana
1. Exercise your parental rights To win a child custody case, you must be able to show the court that you have been, are, and will be, involved in you...
Written by attorney Betsy A Fischer
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Court Guidance on Parenting Procedures During COVID-19 Pandemic
Broward County, Florida On April 2, 2020, Chief Judge Jack Tutor and the Family Bench of the 17th Judicial Circuit in and for Broward County, Florida...
Written by attorney Natalie Suzanne Kay
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New Battle for Those on Coronavirus Front Lines: Child Custody
A Story of a New Jersey Physician Last month, Dr. Bertha Mayorquin, a New Jersey physician, told her soon-to-be ex-husband that there was a change in...
Written by attorney Maya Shulman
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Child Custody during COVID
What if the other parent and I cannot agree on a temporary modification? The Court Order still controls ... but ... can you and the other parent agree...
Written by attorney Thomas E Mulinazzi
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We Are Still Open!
We are Committed to You! Shulman Family Law Group is committed to our clients. We are working hard on your cases, and plan to continue working on them...
Written by attorney Maya Shulman
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Sharing Custody of Children During COVID-19
BE HEALTHY Comply with all CDC and local and state guidelines and model good behavior for your children with intensive hand washing, wiping down surfa...
Written by attorney Amber Nicole Geib
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How to share your children with a co-parent during COVID-19 outbreak
Adapt your current plan. A number of factors may have recently changed, including school closing, job lay offs, "shelter at home" orders and the like....
Written by attorney Rebekah Ryan Main
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Parenting Time and Covid-19 (Coronavirus)
What if a Child is Exposed to Covid-19? If a child has been exposed to another person who tests positive for Covid-19, it is likely in the best intere...
Written by attorney Maury Devereau Beaulier
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Seven Guidelines for Divorced/Separated Parents During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Things to Practice We understand it’s a scary time and as we continue to find that this will be the situation in the coming weeks, it’s important to t...
Written by attorney Maya Shulman
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Conscious Co-Parenting & COVID-19
Keep communication factual, not fearful. This applies both to how you talk with your children and with their other parent. Any concerns should be addr...
Written by attorney Vanessa J. Gorden
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North Hollywood Child Custody Issues
Child Custody Statistics According to statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau, about one-fourth of American children live in single-parent households....
Written by attorney Jean Patricia Domanski
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