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New Jersey Law Journal

Justices Correctly Restored Standard in Relocation Cases

Recognizing a "special justification," the New Jersey Supreme Court abandoned the Baures standard for deciding contested relocation disputes and acknowledged such "special justification" is found "where experience teaches that a rule of law has not achieved its intended result."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Field v. Woolard

Motion to Dismiss Complaint Alleging Same- Sex Common-Law Marriage Claim Granted
3 minute read

The Recorder

In re Marriage of Mendoza and Cuellar

C.A. 4th; G053820 The Fourth Appellate District affirmed a family court judgment. The court held that a spouse who failed to request temporary spousal…
2 minute read

The Recorder

Ed H. v. Ashley C.

C.A. 4th; D070346 The Fourth Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that great-grandparents were not equivalent to grandparents for purposes…
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

In re JND, PICS Case No. 17-1152 (C.P. Lycoming July 3, 2017) McCoy, J. (10 pages).

Biological father evinced a settled purpose of relinquishing his parental rights where he had only minimal contact with the child during the first three years of her life, and no contact at all since 2009. Mother imposed no obstacles preventing father's contact with the child. The court held termination of father's parental rights was in the child's best interests.
3 minute read

The Recorder

In re D.H.

C.A. 4th; E066818 The Fourth Appellate District reversed a dependency court order and remanded. The court held that, in a dependency case focusing on…
2 minute read

The Recorder

In re Marriage of Parker

C.A. 4th; E064236 The Fourth Appellate District affirmed a judgment. In the published portion of its opinion, the court held that the doctrine of laches…
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

A.K. v. E.K.

Father Granted Education Decision-Making For Minor Child Until Further Court Order
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Jurisdictional Challenges More Complex in Divorce and Child Custody Actions

Something dramatic usually happens at the beginning of every divorce: one of the parties goes on the move, away from the marital residence.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Child Custody, Relocation, Contempt and Modification

Two of the most talked about ­issues among family law practitioners and the bench are child relocation cases and whether custody orders may be ­modified at contempt hearings. I've written numerous times on these issues.
9 minute read

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