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WASHINGTON — Kellyanne Conway, a senior presidential adviser in the Trump White House, and her husband, attorney George Conway, a prominent critic of the former president, say they are divorcing. The Conways posted a joint statement on their Twitter accounts ...
Read More »Ugandan court charges US couple in case of foster child
An American couple has been charged by a Ugandan court with child trafficking in a case that might see them serve life in prison if convicted. According to the charge sheet presented by the state prosecution before Buganda Road Court ...
Read More »Tennessee audit: Agency failed to protect vulnerable kids
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee has repeatedly failed to thoroughly investigate sexual abuse allegations in the facilities that house the state’s most vulnerable children, according to a sweeping audit released this month that outlines multiple deficiencies inside the Department of Children’s ...
Read More »Mexico’s largest state approves same-sex marriage
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s largest state approved same-sex marriage Tuesday, leaving only three of the country’s 32 states without such laws. The State of Mexico, which almost surrounds Mexico City, has the largest population of any state in the country. ...
Read More »Child support in Massachusetts not a bar to alimony
Massachusetts’ Alimony Reform Act does not prohibit an award of alimony when child support has been ordered, the state’s Supreme Judicial Court has found. The issue arose in an appeal from a decision by Probate & Family Court Judge Ellen ...
Read More »Jerry Hall, Rupert Murdoch reach agreement on divorce
LOS ANGELES — Model and actor Jerry Hall and media mogul Rupert Murdoch have agreed to the terms of their pending divorce, her attorney said Thursday. Hall filed a request in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday to dismiss her ...
Read More »ND woman gets life in prison for foster child’s death
FARGO, N.D.— A North Dakota woman has been sentenced to life in a federal prison for fatally abusing her 5-year-old foster child. Tammy Longie, of Tokio, earlier pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, child abuse and neglect in the May 2020 ...
Read More »Lawsuit against divorce attorney barred by litigation privilege
BOSTON, MA — A lawyer who represented a client in a divorce case could not be sued over fraudulent misrepresentations he allegedly made to the court during the divorce trial, the Supreme Judicial Court has determined. The plaintiffs alleged that ...
Read More »Florida law promotes fatherhood, help for fatherless kids
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida will create new grant programs to help fathers become more engaged with their children and children whose fathers aren’t in their home under a bill signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday. The Department of ...
Read More »Va. governor says some foster kids have slept in offices, ERs
RICHMOND, Va. — Over 150 children in foster care in Virginia spent at least one night in “unsuitable sleeping arrangements” over a six-month period last year, Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Friday. In a news release, the governor announced he was ...
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