Child Custody Appeals vs. Modifications: When Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied Cynthia Feathers argues that parents in New York child custody cases should be able to retain the right to ...

Factors Must Be Considered In Order for the Court to Grant A Modification to a Child Custody Order in New York The first factor the court needs to consider is whether there has been a change of ...

Not every relationship results in people having their fairy tale ending. While every breakup has challenges, breakups are even more challenging when children are involved. In those situations, it’s ...

Pennsylvania codified its custody laws in 1985 and at that time it drew a statutory distinction between decision making power (legal custody) and actual possession of the child (physical custody). In ...

In Massachusetts, orders and judgments regarding child custody and child support may be subject to modification if there has been a material change in circumstance. But what does this mean? Let’s ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...