Can My Parental Rights Be Terminated While I Am In Jail?
Yes. A parent's rights over their child may be terminated due to the parent's abandonment of the child. A parent's incarceration may result in an abandonment due to the length of …
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Family Law Badmouthing
What Happens When a Divorcing Parent Bad-Mouths the Other in Front of their Children? Marriage is a contract between two people that can be ended simply by divorce at the time of their choosing, unless children are involved. Children entangled in divorce reasonably cause the courts to proceed cautiously and with concern for their hearts and minds. Accordingly, when a parent …
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The Difference Between Marriage and Civil Unions
Much is made in the media about the differences between marriage and civil unions but what exactly are those differences and are they significant? People, presumably, get married because they are in love and seek to make a life time commitment to each other. People enter domestic partnerships for the same presumptive reasons. However, a marriage brings certain legal benefits …
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