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Trial court amended visitation provision in divorce decree to prohibit mother from having “any overnight male guests” while the minor children were present Read more
Alleging that his son had been wrongfully retained in Iowa by mother, father petitioned in the district court under the International Child Abduction Remedies Act (ICARA) for the son's trans... Read more
Although the Family Court did not explicitly state the amount of income imputed to the father, in effect, it imputed to him an income of $80,000, since it left in place the basic support obl... Read more
In determining the issue of alimony in a dissolution of marriage proceeding, the trial court imputed income to the former wife from annuities and Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) which... Read more
While maintenance by decree may be modified by the court upon a showing of material change in circumstances, maintenance settled by a separation agreement that is incorporated into the divor... Read more
The statute providing that a premarital waiver of spousal support without independent counsel is unenforceable does not apply retroactively to premarital agreements signed before the effecti... Read more
There was no public policy violation in the provision of the settlement agreement converting child support payment to a a college educational account because that provision did not relieve e... Read more
What happens when a 40-year employee of the California State University system is told by the trial court that he can earn more money by taking his retirement benefits and returning to work... Read more
When divorced parents are unable to agree on such educational choices for their minor children, however, courts are called upon to make these difficult and sensitive decisions, often in a hi... Read more
Substantial evidence supported finding that father engaged in conduct that was contrary to his parental relationship, which supported award of parental interest to child's step‑father after... Read more
