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Birth Certificate Issues for Same-Sex Parents in Florida

Doreen Yaffa October 7, 2015

Lawsuit claims Florida might be breaking the law by refusing to acknowledge married same-sex couples as parents on birth certificates When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that the Constitution required that same-sex couples be allowed to marry no matter where they live, it also required all states to extend the identical benefits and obligations opposite-sex spouses

Current Alternatives to Reunification Therapy

Mitchell Reichman April 30, 2015

Divorces are traumatic to children. During or after a divorce, a child may reject one of their parents by resisting or refusing to engage with that parent. Upon request, Arizona family law judges may appoint a mental health professional to act as a therapeutic interventionist (TI) to reconstruct the relationship or may direct an alternative process such as an intensive

Alimony Modification Based Upon Supportive Relationship – an Unsettled Area of Florida Law

Jay M. Levy June 3, 2013

Alimony modification based upon the recipient’s new, live-in relationship status has been a troubling issue that has divided Florida’s District Courts of Appeal. Disagreement at the intermediate appellate level means that the Supreme Court of Florida will eventually be called upon to resolve this legal matter. The questions surrounding this issue date back to 2005, when the Legislature passed the

UMDA: Alimony’s Journey into Spousal Maintenance in Arizona

Scott David Stewart December 29, 2012

In ancient Babylon’s Code of Hammurabi (circa. 1780 BC), divorce meant the husband would repay his wife’s dowry, relinquish child custody, and provide alimony sufficient to sustain her. We can track alimony through the Code of Justinian (529 AD) and into Corpus Juris Civilis – the basis for both Roman law and British common law. Eventually, under King James I

What to Expect When CPS Knocks on Your Door

Brad TenBrook September 27, 2012

Child Protective Services (CPS), a division of the Department of Economic Security (DES), investigates suspected child abuse and/or neglect when a report of maltreatment has been made. The protection of children is undoubtedly good public policy. However, the increase and decrease of CPS intervention with families can be attributed to high-profile cases in the news. That is, in my opinion,

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