Adoption Overturned Due to Mother’s Fleeing

March 6, 2012

Gotta hand it to the putative father’s persistence in this case. The young man found out that a girl he had sexual relations with was pregnant.  She fled the state (Missouri) and went to Texas without telling the putative father.  He filed to have his parental rights established, as well as filed on the putative [...]

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Breast Feeding Beyond 18 Months Not Allowed by Court

March 5, 2012

Everyone should take note of this case as it is likely to come up again and again in divorce, visitation, and custody situations.  The facts of the case are set out below, and click here for the full opinion.  The main takeaway for me as a practitioner is to make sure to address breastfeeding in [...]

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Grandparent May Not Initiate Proceeding to Gain Custody of Grandchild

March 4, 2012

The Arkansas Court of Appeals has just ruled that a grandparent may not initiate a custody proceeding for the purpose of gaining custody of a grandchild.  See Pfeifer v. Deal.  Petitioning to obtain visitation is still valid and left as-is under Arkansas statutes (A.C.A. 9-13-103 et. seq.). The grandparent here asked for custody under A.C.A. [...]

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10 Tips to Deal with Back Talk from Kids

March 3, 2012

Do your kids talk back to you?  I am betting the answer is a resounding YES!  They aren’t bad kids right?  They just have their moments. I came across this article from Keyuri (parenting coach) and I think she has some good advice for this oh-so-common problem.

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Parental Alienation is Unfortunately Alive and Well

March 2, 2012

Parental alienation can take many forms – and is often very misunderstood.  Patterns of behavior by a parent can sometimes be labelled alienation, but are not. Here’s an article from Texas Custody that discusses parental alienation and how it is used/examined/presented in litigation. KRD7VBP4VNGW

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Is Your Estranged Spouse Monitoring Your Communications?

March 2, 2012

  Makes you think doesn’t it?  It has become more and more common for divorcing parties to try (and many times succeed) to monitor their spouse’s texts, phone calls, emails, and social media messages (like Facebook, etc.).  They simply sign in to the service because they still have the account number/settings/password from when they were [...]

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Are You Trying to Save Your Marriage?

March 1, 2012

Many people come to me about getting a divorce.  Many of these people aren’t even sure if they want a divorce, are ready for a divorce, or even need a divorce.  One of the first things I tell people in this group is “Divorce is ALWAYS the last resort, NEVER the first option.” I thought [...]

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Kelsey and Camille Grammer Have Settled Custody Dispute

February 29, 2012

  Huffington Post is reporting that Kelsey and Camille Grammar have settled their custody dispute.  The parties have agreed to a true joint custody (50/50) shared-time agreement.  The agreement is technically not signed yet but is described as “imminent.” Here’s a link to the article about the Real Housewife.  

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Divorce Filings Are Public Record – Be Forewarned

February 29, 2012

This is a good example of what happens when high profile people get divorced.  All the dirty laundry, and basically every private aspect of their lives, can be magnified into full view for all the world to see. Markey Granberry prepares people’s taxes in the Memphis, Tennessee area.  He and his business are being investigated [...]

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Selling the House When You Get Divorced

February 28, 2012

Excellent article from Fox Business about selling the house during/after/as part of a divorce.  Most of the time the house is the biggest asset in the divorce.  And what to do with it is the biggest headache.  Many times neither party can keep it because they cannot afford it on one income.  Selling it in [...]

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