 | 1. Divorce Source: THE ADMISSIBILITY AND RELEVANCE OF PRIOR BAD ACTS IN CHILD CUSTODY CASES
Most child custody matters are not litigated. Rather, the parties simply reach agreements concerning child custody and visitation. Furthermore, in most litigated cases, parties rarely attempt to assassinate the character of their opponents.
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100.0%
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| | 2. Divorce Source: A Detailed Glance at Child Custody
Legal Custody of the children is commonly viewed as the parent or parents, in the case of joint custody, with whom the decision making authority rests. Authorities generally agree that when both paren
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45.8%
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| | 3. Divorce Source: PARENTS' ABILITY AND WILLINGNESS TO COOPERATE: 'THE FRIENDLY PARENT DOCTRINE' AS A MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IN RECENT CHILD CUSTODY CASES
In March 1997, I left the theoretical world of Divorce Litigation to begin what I hope will be a long career practicing family law in Wake County, North Carolina. Because I love writing, however, I agreed to continue to write occasionally for Divorce Litigation. In making this decision, I believed t
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41.7%
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| | 4. Divorce Source: WHERE THERE'S SMOKE, THERE'S A CUSTODY DISPUTE: SECONDHAND SMOKE AS A FACTOR IN CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION CASES
An increasing body of evidence demonstrates the harmful effects of secondhand or passive smoke upon those exposed to it. In custody and visitation cases, the presence of a cigarette smoker in a child
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41.7%
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| | 5. Divorce Source: Child Custody/Hague Convention/Younger Abstention:
The father appealed the dismissal of his Hague petition, which he brought after the mother left Israel with the parties children and filed for legal separation in the United States. The court held that Younger abstention principles do not permit a dismissal of a Hague petition under The Hague Conven
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41.7%
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| | 6. Divorce Source: Child Custody/Hague Convention/Postremoval Conduct:
Evelyn Gonzalez-Caballero appealed the district court
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41.7%
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| | 7. Divorce Source: Child Custody/Relocation/Stability:
The wife appealed the decision of the trial court transferring primary physical care of the parties daughter to the husband following the wifes decision to relocate to Washington. In applying a best interests of the child standard, the appellate court affirmed the trial courts decision, holding that
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41.7%
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| | 8. Divorce Source: Joint Child Custody in the 1990s: The Concept in Practice- Part 1
The parties were divorced in June 1985. The wife was awarded custody of the parties
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41.7%
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| | 9. Divorce Source: Child Custody/Modification/Denial of Visitation
The parties separated in March 1986 after a 13-year marriage during which they had three children. The children lived with their father from the time of the separation until the divorce action. After a hearing, the court awarded the father permanent custody of all three children plus custody of the
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41.7%
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| | 10. Divorce Source: Joint Child Custody in the 1990s: The Concept in Practice - Part 2
Once a decision in favor of joint legal custody has been reached, the court must arrange for physical custody of the child. In many cases, courts award joint physical custody but designate one parent as the
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41.7%
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