All state courts decide custody based on the best interests of the children. Judges are supposed to make decisions based on this alone, but it is not that sim.... Read more
Grandparents and stepparents can grow very close to the children in their lives. When this relationship is disrupted by divorce or other separations, all part.... Read more
When a divorced or separated parent who has custody of the children wants to relocate, it's usually hard on everyone involved. If the court allows the move an.... Read more
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When it comes to making decisions for their children, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that parents have the final word. But what happens when parents decide that their children should not see or spen... Read more
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As a parent, you are used to making decisions for your minor child and taking care of your minor child. As long as all goes well, you probably don't think much about your legal rights and responsibili... Read more
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As a parent, you are used to making decisions for your minor child and taking care of your minor child. As long as all goes well, you probably don't think much about your legal rights and responsibili... Read more
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In most states, for legal purposes, a child is a person under the age of 18. A few states set the age of majority at 17 or 19. Children who are living with their parents have the right to receive basi... Read more
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In many states, the biological fathers of children born to unmarried parents have few or no rights unless they take legal steps to ask for them. The law usually assumes that a man is a child's father ... Read more