Are parents in a same-sex union entitled to the same rights as parents in heterosexual marriages? Do they also have the same obligations? Those are two questions that the states are grappling with ever since the Supreme Court's historic ruling making same-sex marriage...
The extent of the drug crisis in the United States has overwhelmed the criminal courts. It's also having an effect on family courts as well, as concerned parents go into court alleging that their ex-spouse has developed a drug addiction and is endangering the custody...
There are two types of attorneys who are confronted with little things that mean a lot: the lawyers who handle estates and those who handle divorces.Both types generally find it easier to divide up complicated investments and stock portfolios than they do dividing up...
California police followed a neighborhood tip and discovered a unique drug distribution method -- and a child in serious danger. The father of a 9-year-old child and a woman living in the house with him were operating their drug sales via a literal high-tech...
Most people think of domestic violence as something that involves married couples or people who at least live together.However, domestic violence can easily begin while a couple is just dating -- even if the members of that couple are teenagers.If you have a teenager,...
Social researchers spend a lot of time studying how people behave and the relationships that they form. While social scientists can't guarantee wedded bliss or a disastrous divorce, they have been able to detect the patterns that indicate which couples are more likely...
Lying in family court can cost you both custody and jail time.A woman from California is learning that lesson the hard way after she perjured herself in family court. She won't know her actual sentence until January 2018, but she faces a potential of four years in...
We live in an increasingly mobile society -- and that doesn't change just because a couple gets divorced.One member of the former couple may need to follow a career to another state. Perhaps the other member of the couple wants to return to his or her home state in...
Nobody ever claimed it was cheap to raise a child. If you're already paying child support, you may think that you've done your share. However, child support is designed to cover the basic needs of the child, not the extras -- like presents and other expenses during...
Women who become unexpectedly pregnant often find themselves stymied by the soon-to-be father's reaction. Sometimes the father doesn't want to be involved and will simply distance himself from the mother, the pregnancy and the child once he or she is born. That...