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Consumer Law Commentary From LawHog.com
An excellent overview of the
structure and procedure of Family Court from the New York Courts, which also provides an overview of
how family courts work in general.
Outlines the right to a
hearing if a parent's children are taken away from them by this NYC agency. This document is also
available in Spanish. From Bronx Legal Services.
In a federal appeals panel
ruling last week that no one could remove Elian from the U.S. before a May 11 hearing in the same
court, the judges appeared to portend a new issue, seeming to claim an unexpected new right for
six-year-olds to press their cases.
A school district cannot
selectively enforce drug testing of students who are involved in extracurricular activities or seek
driving and parking privileges
The U.S. Supreme Court
recently ruled that police should have limited access to medical tests performed on pregnant women. How
will this decision affect doctors, hospitals, police and patients' privacy?
Parents who are contemplating
divorce often have many concerns about who will have custody of the children and how the costs of
raising them will be divided. Even when a divorce is "friendly," each parent is advised to seek out his
or her own lawyer to be sure their rights and those of the children are protected. Traditionally,
individual states have regulated family law matters, such as marriage, divorce, or child custody. Over
the past two decades, however, there has been a trend for states to adopt uniform laws governing child
custody and support to reduce the amount of variance from state to state. While the following
information offers an overview of child custody and support guidelines, a lawyer can explain the
specific laws of your state. Topics include: Deciding factors in awarding child custody; Issues
surrounding visitation; Setting guidelines for child support; Adjusting child custody arrangements or
the amount of child support
An excellent overview of the
structure and procedure of Family Court from the New York Courts, which also provides an overview of
how family courts work in general.
Outlines the right to a
hearing if a parent's children are taken away from them by this NYC agency. This document is also
available in Spanish. From Bronx Legal Services.
In a federal appeals panel
ruling last week that no one could remove Elian from the U.S. before a May 11 hearing in the same
court, the judges appeared to portend a new issue, seeming to claim an unexpected new right for
six-year-olds to press their cases.
A school district cannot
selectively enforce drug testing of students who are involved in extracurricular activities or seek
driving and parking privileges
The U.S. Supreme Court
recently ruled that police should have limited access to medical tests performed on pregnant women. How
will this decision affect doctors, hospitals, police and patients' privacy?
Parents who are contemplating
divorce often have many concerns about who will have custody of the children and how the costs of
raising them will be divided. Even when a divorce is "friendly," each parent is advised to seek out his
or her own lawyer to be sure their rights and those of the children are protected. Traditionally,
individual states have regulated family law matters, such as marriage, divorce, or child custody. Over
the past two decades, however, there has been a trend for states to adopt uniform laws governing child
custody and support to reduce the amount of variance from state to state. While the following
information offers an overview of child custody and support guidelines, a lawyer can explain the
specific laws of your state. Topics include: Deciding factors in awarding child custody; Issues
surrounding visitation; Setting guidelines for child support; Adjusting child custody arrangements or
the amount of child support
