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RICHMOND, Virginia — The court reaffirmed a prior decision holding veterans’ disability benefits are included in calculating child support. A 2017 decision from the United ...
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Va. court: Child support includes veterans’ disability benefits
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Grandmother deemed not a candidate for permanent placement of children
RICHMOND, Virginia — A grandmother who violated child protective orders by allowing the parents to vacation with the children, and who, in the opinion of ...
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Divorce agreement reformed to provide wife with medical benefits
RICHMOND, Virginia — Where a couple’s separation agreement provided that the husband was responsible for procuring and maintaining a specific medical coverage plan for the ...
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Virginia lawyer who ‘dropped the ball’ in divorce case ordered to pay $11K
RICHMOND, Virginia — A Fairfax lawyer who fell short on discovery and admitted he was unprepared for trial in a divorce case has been sanctioned ...
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2nd Utah facility for troubled teens closes while officials investigate claims of abuse
MOUNT PLEASANT, Utah — A company that runs treatment centers for troubled youth is closing a second Utah facility as officials investigate claims of sexual ...
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Parents of girl who died in foster care in 2017 sue Idaho officials
BOISE, Idaho — The parents of a child who died in foster care have filed a lawsuit claiming officials with the Idaho Department of Health ...
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Conn. becomes 7th state to grant employees paid family, medical leave
NEW YORK — Connecticut has joined the small and slow-growing group of states that give employees paid leave to care for sick relatives or to ...
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Legal protection for youngest drug victims: The presumption of neglect
The broad policy of the Child in Need of Assistance (CINA) subtitle is to ensure that juvenile courts and local departments of social services exercise authority ...
Read More »Child advocacy: ESSA and the importance of school stability for foster children
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed into law by President Barack Obama in December 2015. In addition to setting academic standards, ESSA provides ...
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Matrimonial Matters: Co-parenting? There’s an app for that
Matrimonial lawyers constantly deal with clients who say that they don’t know what the child’s activity schedule is — and complain that the other party ...
Read More »Child advocacy: Is placement with a relative sufficient to avoid a CINA finding?
A father hits his 9-year-old daughter in a public park. A bystander calls Child Protective Services (CPS), a division within the Department of Social Services ...
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