As we approach the holidays the issue and the heart tug of whose family to spend the holidays with can be a point of contention for any married couple. For families that are divorced time management over the holidays can be an even bigger challenge. The story of one...
Year: 2010
I.R.S. Has Potential to Solve Parental Child Abduction Cases – Part 2
In our last post, we briefly discussed the ability the Internal Revenue Service has to assist parental child abductions and the reality that the I.R.S. often refuses to help custody investigations. We also discussed the story of one mother whose child was abducted by...
I.R.S. Has Potential to Solve Parental Child Abduction Cases – Part 1
Parents of children who have been abducted by former spouses and family members have an unexpected ally in the search for their child. The problem in their fight to regain child custody is that this unexpected ally possesses a stockpile of information but is reluctant...
Child Custody Case of Illegal Immigrant Addresses National Issue – Part 2
In our last post we discussed the facts of a child custody case dealing with an illegal immigrant's child custody rights. The issue was can a child of an illegal immigrant in the United States be adopted while the illegal immigrant serves a prison sentence. The state...
Child Custody Case of Illegal Immigrant Addresses National Issue – Part 1
The story of an illegal immigrant's child custody case is one that addresses the national problem of the adoption of illegal immigrant children. The state Supreme Court of Missouri recently heard a case to determine the issue of whether a child of an illegal immigrant...
The Rise of the Prenuptial Agreement – Part 2
In our last post we discussed the changing perspective of prenuptial agreements from feeling like it was a plan for divorce and property division to it being a plan to protect assets. In this post we will continue to talk about the reasons for the rise in prenuptial...
The Rise of the Prenuptial Agreement – Part 1
Even though the idea of discussing a prenuptial agreement with your partner does not sound romantic, the use of prenuptial agreements is on the rise. More people are viewing premarriage contracts as a necessity as the recession, second marriages and an older first...
In Violation of Custody Ruling, Mother Allegedly Steals Son to Japan
A mother from Seattle has recently been accused of fleeing to Japan with her son in contradiction to a Washington state district court child custody ruling. The state court barred the fleeing mother to take her son out of state because the court had awarded primary...
Couple Accused of Bribery to Facilitate Favorable Child Custody
A local couple has been accused of paying bribes to the political opponent of the judge that oversaw their child custody case. The child custody case stemmed from a custody dispute over the husband's twin daughters from a previous marriage. The original judge in the...
Young Man Recognizes Himself in Alleged Texas Missing Child Case
Recently, a 20-year-old son persuaded his father to turn himself in after the son read a newspaper story about his own alleged abduction in 1993. The young man will see his mother for the first time in 17 years. How did such a unique and perplexing case of child...