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Custody Agreements
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Law Web
What is segmented custody with regard to child custody?
By Law Web
Segmented custody, also commonly referred to as alternating custody or divided custody, is a child custody arrangement where the child resides exclusively with one parent for an extended period, and then exclusively with…
School Law
CAS Legal Mailbag – 3/19/26
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter Dear Legal Mailbag, We have a student whose dad has sole custody. The courts recently granted mom the following update to the custody agreement:…
Manassa Family Law Articles
Be Sure Your Vacation Plans Don’t Violate Your Custody Agreement
Taking your children on a well-earned vacation should be a joyful and relaxing experience. But if you’re a divorced or separated parent, it’s essential to understand that vacation plans—especially those…
Family Law Prof Blog
Feinberg: “Multi-Parent Custody”
By Family Law
Jessica Feinberg (University of Maine - School of Law) recently posted her article, Multi-Parent Custody (published in Minnesota Law Review) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: In recent years, a number of…
Family Law Prof Blog
Lawyer who wrote on ethics issues is suspended after he is accused of helping client hide assets
By Family Law
From the ABA Journal:An Iowa lawyer has received a two-year suspension for helping a client hide money from creditors and for "furtively" inserting a provision into a custody agreement.The Iowa…
Hawley, Kaufman & Kautzer, S.C. Blog
Initial Orders on Stipulations in Family Proceedings
By Hawley, Kaufman & Kautzer, S.C. Staff
In pending divorce proceedings, it is common for the parties to reach at least a partial agreement regarding physical placement, legal custody, child support, property division or maintenance while other…
NJ Family Legal Blog
Four Christmases – How to Plan for Sharing the Holidays
One of my favorite holiday movies is Four Christmases (in addition to Home Alone, Elf, Christmas Vacation, Planes Trains + Automobiles... okay, call me basic). In the movie, a non-married…
A Lawyer's Blog
CHILD SUPPORT – WHEN BOTH PARENTS HAVE EQUAL PARENTING TIME
Smisek v. DeSantis, 209 AD 3d 142 - NY: Appellate Div., 2nd Dept. 2022:"We conclude, to the contrary, that the court-ordered custody arrangement in this case splits the parents' physical…
Divorce: New York
Refusal to Vaccinate Children Results in Change of Decision-Making
By Neil Cahn
The mother had refused to agree to the vaccination of the children, resulting in one child being prohibited from school. In a March 30, 2022, decision in Matter of Soper…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Race, culture, and heritage only one factor to consider in custody arrangement
Other evidence supporting mother's primary care outweighed race, culture considerations