Children who have been made wards of the juvenile dependency court often have a significant person in their life who …

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The Bode Miller custody case: McKenna v. Miller   Here’s a case you probably haven’t heard before, but the story …

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Maybe not, according to the California appeals court that overturned the ruling that allowed O.J. Simpson to get custody of …

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A recent move away case, In re Marriage of Winternitz, is the latest in a long line of move away …

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For several years, scarcely a month has passed without a movie, television or widescreen, news article, or book coming out …

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The holidays are quickly approaching. A walk down the aisles of your favorite retailer surely has reminded you – the …

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I’m sure the first thing you think after putting those Halloween decorations away is, “what are the family’s plans for …

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Normally, when children go from one parent to the other during pick up or drop off after visitation with the …

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Often in high conflict divorces and custody battles, one parent will accuse the other of alienating the child from the …

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Still cooling off from its explosive emergence into the family law arena in late-April, the holding in the recent California …

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