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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Dwayne Wade of the Miami Heat is currently in a child custody dispute with his former wife Siohvaughn Wade for their 8-year-old and 3-year-old boys. Last Friday, Wade was on the stand for an entire day and spent six hours on the witness stand on Monday. The child...
Three siblings, ages 13, 12 and 10, have started a petition to change the current child custody laws in Connecticut to better reflect their needs in the child custody process. The petition advocates for the notion that children age 12 and older should have the ability...
The latest string of Hollywood couples who may face divorce are Courtney Cox and David Arquette and Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman. Each of the couples face the legal issues of property division and child custody. An interesting fact to point out for both...
From an office in Dallas, Texas, attorney Lisa E. McKnight represents men and women throughout the divorce process, from the initial filing through post-judgment requests for modification or enforcement of an existing divorce decree. Board certified in family law by...