Topic
Custody
121 published works
Pennsylvania Divorce and Domestic Relations Blog
Will Remote Work Change the Landscape of Custody Relocation?
By Mark Ashton
Alvi v. Chaudhary, decided July 2 in a non-precedential opinion offers a glimpse into the world of relocation during our new age of remote work. This is a custody case…
Pennsylvania Divorce and Domestic Relations Blog
Why is Divorce So Hard & Expensive?
By Mark Ashton
On Friday I did a lengthy interview with a law student tasked to interview me about my history as a “negotiator.” I never viewed myself in that way until he…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Steve Vladeck: “Abrego Garcia, Constructive Custody, and Federal Judicial Power”
The U.S. government has claimed that the return of a noncitizen wrongfully deported to El Salvador is not within its power because the government has transferred him to the authority…
Pennsylvania Divorce and Domestic Relations Blog
Lessons on How to be a Witness in Court
By Mark Ashton
Sometimes topics come from obscure places. I have been reading Diane Atkinson’s biography of Caroline Norton, a 19th century founder of Britain’s women’s movement and a key actor in changing…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Carbone and Huntington on “Fatherhood, Family Law, and the Crisis of Boys and Men”
By Jamie Abrams
June Carbone and Clare Huntington have published "Fatherhood, Family Law, and the Crisis of Boys and Men" in volume 124 of the Columbia Law Review. The abstract is excerpted below: Boys…
Family Law Prof Blog
State Spotlight: ICWA Conference teaches requirements regarding custody of Native American children
By Family Law
From ABC News Mississippi:Decisions about placement of Native American children from troubled families belong in tribal court, not state courts, experts on federal law told participants at the twelfth annual…
Love Bytes
A Divorce Court’s Primer on Requesting Sole Custody
Alan R. Feigenbaum ● New York Law Journal, August 21, 2024 — Domestic violence in the post-pandemic era continues to be at the forefront of divorce practice. This author has written previously…
Legal Profession Blog
No Go In Idaho
The Idaho Supreme Court imposed a three-year suspension with all but 90 days stayedThe formal charge case related to Mr. Vavrek’s representation of A.H. in a divorce and custody case.…
The Insightful Immigration Blog
Lock Up Falsely Arrested Adjustment Applicants and Teenage Shoplifters, or Be Sued: the House’s “Laken Riley Act”
On March 7, 2024, the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Laken Riley Act”, H.R. 7511. The bill was named after a murder victim from Georgia, whose “alleged murderer”,…
Pennsylvania Family Law
Grandparent Custody Standing Strikes Again
Lauren Stone and Joey Worner gave birth to G.W. late in 2018. The couple separated in 2021 and it appears dad moved back with his parents, Ted and Adelina at…