The Court of Appeals of Maryland held that a child is considered a third party for purposes of sibling visitation rights. In re Victoria C., 437 Md. 567, 591, 88 A.3d 749, 764(2014). The court further held that the sibling seeking visitation with a minor sibling must first make a prima facie case showing parental unfitness or exceptional circumstances before the court can apply the best interest of the child standard
This article examines the law which governs the use of tissue or organs donated by one child (“the s...
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State agencies initiate dependency proceedings when a child is alleged, often due to parental neglec...
The Court of Appeals of Maryland held that a child is considered a third party for purposes of sibli...
The common law in the United Kingdom dictates that children facing medical treatment should be treat...
When the parents share joint physical custody of one minor child but one of the parents has primary ...
On August 30, 2016, the New York Court of Appeals in Brooke S.B. v. Elizabeth A.C.C., expanded the d...
Caselaw surrounding the circumstances under which a district court may modify the joint physical cus...
Under BC’s Family Law Act (FLA), the best interests of the child are now the only consideration when...
The principle 'best interests of the child' has been expanded by the legal community in recent years...
Should a divorce court be permitted to consider evidence of a parent\u27s misuse of legal process wh...
The problems associated with long-term foster care of children have escalated over the past decade a...
The child protection field has long recognized that legal standards applied by family courts are bot...
The United States Supreme Court has held that a mother who is the custodian of a child pursuant to a...
The Court determined the presumption under NRS § 432B.550(5)(a), that a child’s best interest is to ...
This article examines the law which governs the use of tissue or organs donated by one child (“the s...
This article examines a minor’s right to independent status in matters of family law, the importance...
State agencies initiate dependency proceedings when a child is alleged, often due to parental neglec...
The Court of Appeals of Maryland held that a child is considered a third party for purposes of sibli...
The common law in the United Kingdom dictates that children facing medical treatment should be treat...
When the parents share joint physical custody of one minor child but one of the parents has primary ...
On August 30, 2016, the New York Court of Appeals in Brooke S.B. v. Elizabeth A.C.C., expanded the d...
Caselaw surrounding the circumstances under which a district court may modify the joint physical cus...
Under BC’s Family Law Act (FLA), the best interests of the child are now the only consideration when...
The principle 'best interests of the child' has been expanded by the legal community in recent years...
Should a divorce court be permitted to consider evidence of a parent\u27s misuse of legal process wh...
The problems associated with long-term foster care of children have escalated over the past decade a...
The child protection field has long recognized that legal standards applied by family courts are bot...
The United States Supreme Court has held that a mother who is the custodian of a child pursuant to a...
The Court determined the presumption under NRS § 432B.550(5)(a), that a child’s best interest is to ...
This article examines the law which governs the use of tissue or organs donated by one child (“the s...
This article examines a minor’s right to independent status in matters of family law, the importance...
State agencies initiate dependency proceedings when a child is alleged, often due to parental neglec...