Recent Posts in Child Law Category
Posted on Aug 24, 2012 By Ellerin Hutchinson
Halle Berry’s 4-year-old daughter Nahla is at the center of a volatile custody between Berry and her ex Gabriel Aubry. Both Aubry and Berry want to have custody of their beautiful young ...
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Posted on Jul 16, 2012 By Ellerin Hutchinson
A well-known millionaire of Fisher Island in Florida, Dan Rotta, was recently sentenced to spend 180 days in jail due to a contempt of court two years ago. For years this man and his wife Renee have ...
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Posted on Jun 8, 2012 By Jacksonville Family Lawyer
When you become a parent, you are taking on inherent responsibilities. You are committing to care for and provide for your new child, and these important tasks are enforceable by law. If you don't ...
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Posted on Jun 6, 2012 By Jacksonville Family Lawyer
Elisa Izquierdo was six-years-old when her testimony became a symbol of child abuse and a deciding factor in an important American court case. The little girl was a tragic victim; she was beaten to ...
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Posted on Mar 13, 2012 By Jacksonville Family Lawyer
A child was assumed missing for almost one year until authorities found her. The little girl was at the center of a child custody argument gone terrible awry. According to the court documents, the ...
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Posted on Jul 20, 2011 By Ellerin Hutchinson
This week, news sources reported that the pain inflicted by one father against his two-year-old son last week in Florida led to an arrest and criminal charges. Deputies with the Santa Rosa County ...
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Posted on Jul 14, 2011 By Ellerin Hutchinson
In an attempt to curtail excessive fighting over child custody issues, the Florida legislature has done away with the terms "primary" and "secondary" child custody. Before the ...
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Posted on May 26, 2011 By Ellerin Hutchinson
A young girl is responsible for sending her own mother to jail this past weekend, but for good cause. The eight-year-old girl was discovered last week when officers arrived at her home. The police had ...
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Posted on Nov 3, 2010 By Ellerin Hutchinson
Federal funds are responsible for a new program implemented in Frankfort, Kentucky that will hopefully make child support a little easier. The Kentucky Child Support Enforcement Program is using new ...
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Posted on Mar 18, 2010 By Ellerin Hutchinson
A proposed bill in Tennessee that calls to split child custody evenly in a contested divorce is receiving lots of attention. In opposition to the bill are multiple women's groups, some judges and the ...
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Posted on Feb 12, 2010 By Ellerin Hutchinson
A 12-year-old Saudi Arabia girl who was forced to marry an 80-year-old man is receiving help from the Human Rights Commission, according to the Times of London. The girl’s father arranged the marriage ...
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