Why Mothers Kill - A Forensic Psychologist's Casebook 61% of all child abuse is committed by biological mothers.25% of all child abuse is committed by biological fathers. (Statistical Source: Current DHHS report on nationwide Child Abuse) Mother Kills Newborn by Microwaving Mother Attempts to Flush ...

Bill and Rachel were never married, but they did have three children together. When they broke up Bill was given primary physical custody as part of the paternity action between the two of them. Bill then began dating Jan. The......

"The state Supreme Court has ruled that a lower court judge erred in granting a lesbian joint custody of her former partner's adopted daughter. The justices said in a unanimous ruling this week that the woman had no standing to petition for custody in Family Court because she was not the c...

No to be published family law decisions were released by the Kentucky Supreme Court yesterday. Discretionary review was granted in Mullins v. Picklesimer, (child custody, lesbian partner of biological mother). The Court of Appeals opinion is here and our digest is here. Discretionary review was also...

Although a person's home is their castle, videotaping what goes on inside can come at a hefty price. An Iowa man discovered this after he secretly taped his own wife in their house, and following their divorce, was slapped with a $22,500 award against him for invasion of her privacy. This comes on t...

Truly one of the best films we have seen in some time! MUST SEE! Fireproof The Movie is an excellent film about a couple struggling with the possibility of divorce. An inspirational film for all couples to see. Fireproof your marriage and stay out of the hell known as family court. An excellent poin...

Frances v. Frances involves relocation issues arising prior to the entry of a final custody decree. These were also the facts in Fenwick v. Fenwick, 114 S.W.3d 767 (Ky. 2003). The Kentucky Supreme Court now recognizes that the effect of relocation must be viewed in light of whether it occurs pre- or...

The United States Court of Appeal for the Eighth Circuit (St. Louis) has issued a very educational opinion concerning international custody disputes. In this case there was one family law case pending in Israel, and another one pending in Missouri.......

Frequently parents of divorce have an agreement, or a court order, to meet at a halfway point for purposes of exchanging their children for visitations. For families following such an arrangement, MeetWays is a neat website. Meetways.com was created to......

New York County Supreme Court Justice Harold B. Beeler has allowed NY Court of Appeals Chief Judge Judith Kaye's dissent in the 1991 case of Alison D. v. Virginia M. To guide his steps in ruling that a woman should have a hearing to attempt to establish that she is a “de facto parent� of the chi...