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Family lawyer Allison Williams and forensic psychologist Erik Dranoff speak with Family Lawyer Magazine Editorial Director, Diana Shepherd, about the role custody evaluations play in the div... Read more
Managing clients' emotional reactions is an important aspect of helping them through the difficult legal process of divorce and child custody disputes. Read more
Today, the majority of courts consider the best interests of the child – including the importance of a relationship with the noncustodial parent – in determining relocation applications. How... Read more
A Michigan custody battle makes national headlines and shows how it's the children who become the innocent victims, stuck in the middle of their parents’ dysfunction. Read more
As a family lawyer, it is important to consider the adolescent’s personality when contemplating a joint physical custody schedule. Read more
A special-needs child in a divorce presents special issues that require you to view the case’s fact pattern differently than you would with other divorces. Read more
The benefits of hiring a parenting consultant include helping attorneys retain their clients, who at times feel overwhelmed by litigation costs. Read more
By Ken Nathens: This article focuses on the leading 1996 case of Gordon v. Goertz of the Supreme Court of Canada. The author's argument is that although Gordon establishes guidelines for mov... Read more
Michael J Salek tells how new Pennsylvania custody law keeps families together through his witness account of a friend's non-traditional family unit. Read more
By Plinio Garcia: This January, a new law will change the traditional perception of "family" for the California court system. Read more
