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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio plans to increase payments to approved relatives caring for children who were taken from their parents even when the family members ...
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Ohio plans to increase payments to relatives caring for children
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Ga. woman charged after gripe about ex on Facebook finally gets justice
TENNILLE, Ga. — A Georgia woman who was criminally charged after complaining about her ex-husband on Facebook said she feels like she’s finally gotten justice. ...
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W. Va. names ombudsman for state’s overwhelmed foster care system
CHARLESTON, W. Va. — West Virginia has appointed an ombudsman for its overwhelmed foster care system. The state health department announced Oct. 21 that Pamela ...
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Report: Conn. police called to nearly 17K family violence cases last year
HARTFORD, Conn. — A new report shows Connecticut law enforcement personnel were called to nearly 17,000 family violence incidents last year. The annual Family Violence ...
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4 W. Va. treatment courts draw more than $900K in grants
CHARLESTON, West Virginia — Two grants totaling more than $900,000 are supporting new West Virginia Family Treatment Courts aimed at helping children and parents affected ...
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Ohio to provide $31M for families with children that have behavioral needs
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The state of Ohio says it will provide $31 million in new funding to support families of Ohio children with behavioral needs ...
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Scaled-down foster care village in Kansas wins approval
LINWOOD, Kansas — A plan to build a village of foster care homes in northeastern Kansas has gotten the OK, although the project has been ...
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Matrimonial Matters: College expenses and divorce
Among family lawyers there is a saying, “You can’t make your parents pay for your college — unless they are divorced.” For many years, parties ...
Read More »Matrimonial Matters: Judgment creditors and the former spouse
ROCHESTER, New York — The New York Court of Appeals recently took up the question of whether a former spouse’s interest in real property granted ...
Read More »Support for low-income individuals to satisfy child support arrearages
When a non-custodial parent fails to pay child support, he or she accumulates a debt known as an arrearage. Failure to pay child support over ...
Read More »Legal writing notebook: Liberating the Bride of Frankenmemo
A late hour in a dark office. A sleep-deprived lawyer squints at a glowing flatscreen, her keyboard pattering: tappity tap tap tap. Ctrl+C. Ctrl+V. Tap ...
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