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When the coronavirus pandemic took hold across the United States in mid-March, forcing schools to close and many children to be locked down in households ...
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Experts see no proof of child-abuse surge amid pandemic
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Matrimonial Matters: Inconvenient forum under UCCJEA
The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) is a law meant to avoid arguments between parties and states as to which state provides ...
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Foster mom faces losing 3-year-old boy she wants to adopt
DADE CITY, Fla. — The first time he arrived on her doorstep, the boy had a fever and a runny nose. Tears lined his blue ...
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Ex-wife of ‘Da Vinci Code’ author alleges he led double life
BOSTON — The ex-wife of “The Da Vinci Code” author Dan Brown has filed a lawsuit alleging the man known for writing about conspiracies and ...
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Proposal would use social workers, not LAPD, for some emergency calls
LOS ANGELES — Unarmed social workers instead of police would respond to nonviolent calls for service under a proposal Tuesday from several City Council ...
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37 immigrant children at Chicago-area shelters have COVID-19
CHICAGO — Dozens of immigrant children in U.S. custody and living in three Chicago-area shelters have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said April 14. The ...
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Montana boy is adopted in ‘Star Wars’-themed court proceeding
GREAT FALLS, Montana — A pair of Darth Vaders strode up the aisle of the Cascade County District Courthouse in Great Falls last month to ...
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Matrimonial Matters: Inconvenient forum under UCCJEA
The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) is a law meant to avoid arguments between parties and states as to which state provides ...
Read More »The Dustin R. case, an advocacy tool for youth aging out of foster care
Foster youth are already among the most vulnerable populations in the United States. That susceptibility increases dramatically with the added variable of severe physical and ...
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Finding a new fairness for divorcing couples
It is the understatement of the era that the world we live in has changed dramatically. The disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic has been felt ...
Read More »All in the Family: Delzer case provides nonmarital tracing road map
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — On May 18, 2020, the Minnesota Court of Appeals issued its decision in Delzer v. Delzer. The unpublished opinion offers a glimpse ...
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