News & Analysis as of August 11, 2025

Child Custody

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Divorce is the formal legal dissolution of a marriage. The divorce process implicates many diverse areas of the law including, but not limited to, real estate, wills and trusts, child custody, and tax.

Can Your Therapist Opine About Your Custody Case?

Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti,... on 6/20/2025

Parents often tell me that their individual therapist, former marriage counselor, or even their child’s therapist should have an opinion about the outcome of their custody case. They’ll ask why the judge cannot just speak to...more

Unauthorized Travel with Minor: The New Family Law Imposes Criminal Sanctions on Violators

Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal... on 4/15/2025

The United Arab Emirates has recently passed a new personal status law, namely the Federal Decree Law No. 41 of 2024 (“Law”) that has brought about significant changes to the personal laws applicable to Muslim in the UAE,...more

Court Lets Another Teenager Refuse Reunification Therapy; Was This Another Case of Justice Delayed is Justice Denied?

Fox Rothschild LLP on 10/15/2024

In 2021, I wrote on this blog about a case where a court delayed reunification therapy because a 12 year old child didn’t want to do it. To this day, this continues to be one of the most read posts on our blog, more than...more

Navigating Last Name Changes in Custody Situations

Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires &... on 8/13/2024

In contentious custody cases, parents often ask the question of whether one parent may unilaterally change the name of the child without a Court Order or Consent of a parent. Recently, Brad Pitt was notified through...more

Parenting Evaluators and Quasi-Judicial Immunity

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC on 3/7/2023

When custody arrangements are in dispute and the parties cannot agree on a parenting plan, the trial court may order that a “parenting evaluator” be assigned to the case. The evaluator acts as a neutral, third-party who...more