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A bill to decriminalize adultery has returned to the General Assembly after failing in 2018 due to concerns about its impact on parties’ ability to ...
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Bill to repeal adultery returns to Md. General Assembly
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Michigan appeals court affirms order for Islamic marriage payment
DETROIT, MI — A judgment ordering payment of a mahr, a traditional component of Islamic marriages, was affirmed by a Michigan Court of Appeals panel. ...
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Sharon Bottoms Mattes, who lost gay-rights custody battle to her mother, dies at 48
Sharon Bottoms Mattes, a central figure in a prolonged court battle in the 1990s who lost custody of her son to her mother after Virginia ...
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Justices decline appeal of man who threatened divorce judge
HARTFORD, Conn. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear the appeal of a Connecticut man who said his right to free speech ...
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UK judge in Twitter appeal for child’s return in family case
LONDON — A British High Court judge has issued an appeal via Twitter to a woman who vanished with her toddler while embroiled in a ...
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Bill aims to help minors who are sex trafficking victims
JACKSON, Miss. — The Republican leader of the Mississippi House is pushing a bill that he says could protect children who are victims of sex ...
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Ohio launches adoption, foster care campaign
Ohio has launched a public awareness campaign to boost interest in foster care and adoption. The announcement by Gov. Mike DeWine comes at a time ...
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Matrimonial Matters: Divorce and timeshares
Attorneys working in matrimonial law have to deal with the equitable distribution of various properties, both real and personal. Sometimes working out the distribution is ...
Read More »Empowerment and reassurance: A child’s experience with legal representation
Alice, age 8, came into the child welfare system through the juvenile court when she was 4 years old and has been living with her ...
Read More »Liz Weston: 5 divorce mistakes that can cost you
If you’re getting a divorce, it pays to keep quiet on social media, says New York divorce attorney Jacqueline Newman. Trashing a soon-to-be ex or ...
Read More »All in the Family: A reversal in modification of spousal maintenance
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — On Dec. 10, 2018, the Minnesota Court of Appeals issued an opinion reversing a District Court’s modification of spousal maintenance. The decision ...
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