Navigating the emotional and legal complexities of divorce, child custody, and financial support can be one of the most challenging experiences in a person’s life. These issues are deeply personal, ...

Although Domestic Relations Law 70 and 240 and Family Court Act 651 authorize the court to determine custody of and the right to or visitation with minors, the terms “custody” and “visitation” are not ...

Family issues get more complicated with legalities added in the mix, even more so if the children are involved. In the United States, approximately 13 million custodial parents are responsible for ...

UCCJEA, the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, was adopted by 49 states (except Massachusetts who still follows the prior order, the UCCJA) and Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Discover how daily household structure can influence child custody disputes, including routines, caregiving responsibilities, ...

Deepti Shenoy, senior counsel at Aronson Mayefsky & Sloan offers her thoughts on how courts should consider taking a parent's willful failure to contribute to the child's expenses into account in ...