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Should parents be the only individuals granted court-ordered access to and possession of minor children? Many state access statutes continue to ignore the importance of companionship and the... Read more
Children fear being ostracized by their family if they make sex abuse allegations involving a family member. Here's how to ensure you have the right evaluator for your case. Read more
Maryland family lawyer Brian Pearlstein discusses a complicated pro bono case in which he helped reunite a mother & daughter in Paris after a child abduction. Watch his interview with Family... Read more
Child custody consultant and forensic psychologist Robert Simon, Ph.D., discusses the proper role of forensic psychologists in family court – and ways to detect if an evaluator is trusting t... Read more
As courts and practitioners continue to navigate the impacts of COVID-19, there has likely been a permanent impact on the interpretation of “temporary absences” under the UCCJEA. Read more
This clause has been misused to the extent that it's become more of a means to fight with the other parent rather than do what is best for the child. Read more
Family lawyers should view winning parental alienation cases differently from other types of custody cases. Making smart, insightful moves that will correct the alienation is the winning str... Read more
The family law community should consider how they wish to define the role of the Guardian Ad Litem, and encourage judges to provide litigants – and GALs themselves – with more clarity. Read more
Psychologists studying the impact of shared parenting vs. sole custody on child adjustment have reached some very different conclusions. Here's a brief summary of key research that took plac... Read more
There is always a risk that a Guardian ad Litem will make recommendations that are not in a child’s best interest. Meanwhile, your client will have spent thousands of dollars on an investiga... Read more
