Residence in English family law

Before the 1970s, Nebraska had a fault based divorce system, which was the status quo of all states during the 1960s in the United States. The established fault based divorce law caused the legal court to be required to find fault in one party. However, the grounds to find fault in one party that could be legally considered for one to obtain a divorce were narrow. The grounds that could be possibly be used were desertion, cruelty, adultery, non-support, or ‘other’. Although, the grounds of…

spousal support in Canada (Boyd, 2015). This essay will discuss how the courts views the issue of spousal support in Lee v Lee (2014), a family law case that was held in British Columbia, as well as the reasons why I agree with the judicial application of the law. Lee v Lee (2014) is a family law case which the former husband appeal from the apportionment of family assets and the dismissal of…

“You are not old enough yet”. You have probably heard that from your parents at one point when it came to falling in love. Love is something that is hard to understand, for everyone. Being younger, teenagers are still figuring things out, including romance. Love lasting for any meaningful amount of time in teenage years doesn’t happen because they are not ready to understand it, in multiple ways. The first reason teenagers cannot fall in love is due to the lack of experience with it. In Romeo…

or unaware that they need to be paying child support in the first place. It is difficult for a family to live off of one paycheck and support a teen or child. Child support not getting paid can hinder the relationship between families, and there are consequences if child support is not paid. Most children are financially supported by a two parent household, so when a parent has to support their family off of only one paycheck life can be very difficult. “The national average of children…

“Parental Divorce and Family Functioning: Effects on Differentiation Levels of Young Adults,” Patrick Johnson, Jill M. Thorngren, and Adina J. Smith (The Family Journal 2001) claim that parental divorce has an effect on the developmental task attainment of young adults. The main hypothesis of the article is that young adults from divorced families would exhibit more difficulty with developmental task attainment than those from intact families. It also was expected that specific family factors…

As with other family leave laws, numerous developed countries have extended laws regarding paternity leave. Of the one hundred and sixty-nine countries that offer some form of paid parental leave, only sixty-six of them had specific laws given paid paternity leave as well. Paid paternity leave varies quite a bit in terms of length, paid amount, and extent used from country…

Divorce in AZ with children can require additional considerations on the part of both the divorcing parents as well as their attorney. When there are children involved, divorces tend to be more emotionally charged. One major issue that can disrupt the attempts of all involved coming to an agreement regarding legal decision making and parenting time is parental gatekeeping. Parental gatekeeping is, sadly, a common addition to divorce in AZ with children. Many custodial parents will attempt to…

Adopting a child with a disease can go by faster so the child can get proper medical treatment. (I) (11) Law and Paperwork Within the Hague Convention, the soon-to-be guardian must be a legal U.S. citizen, must reside in the U.S., and depending on whether or not the individual is married or not is what determines the law and paperwork that must be filled in order to adopt. (1) U.S. Federal Law Just like the people who move to America have to go through legal documents to become a legal…

responsibilities of caring for the child. • Courts examine facts relevant to the specific family when creating court orders for standby guardianships. These court orders are supported by the authority of a court. If you need assistance creating a standby guardianship or you need to find out how a standby guardianship could be of use in your situation, please contact one of the experienced guardianship law attorneys at SHERIDAN LARSON, PLLC…

the United States has been a growing controversy over the past few years. With parents wanting to both be involved with their child early on, the need for such benefit requires reevaluation in the workplace. With inadequate policies set in place, families often struggle with financial burdens, loss of employment, and gender identity/role issues. New parents should be allowed paternity leave, to get the opportunity to bond with baby, help their partner with any needs and those of the baby’s, and…