Blog Home Blog Posts in September, 2017 Great-Grandparents May Be Great but Not for Child Visitation Rights Posted on Sep 30, 2017 By Law Offices of Makupson & Howard E and Y are the paternal great grandparents of S and D. F is the F of S and D and also the grandson of E and Y. M is the mother of S and D and the former wife of F. Sadly, the marriage of M and D was ... Continue reading "Great-Grandparents May Be Great but Not for Child Visitation Rights" » Permalink A Nonoffending Parent Does Not Lose Parental Rights... Posted on Sep 23, 2017 By Law Offices of Makupson & Howard …But you can sure lose your parental rights for other reasons! Mother [M] and Father [F] never married but they had a son [S] together. M struggled with drug abuse (specifically ... Continue reading "A Nonoffending Parent Does Not Lose Parental Rights..." » Permalink You're STILL the Father! Posted on Sep 16, 2017 By Law Offices of Makupson & Howard T and C met in 1991, but they did not begin a sexual relationship until 2005. Prior to 2005, C had a vasectomy. Shortly after beginning their sexual relationship, T and C discussed having a child ... Continue reading "You're STILL the Father!" » Permalink A Putative Spouse is not a Bad Person Posted on Sep 9, 2017 By Law Offices of Makupson & Howard Like most states, California does not recognize what is known as a common law marriage. In a common law marriage, the parties are not legally married, but hold themselves up to everyone in the world ... Continue reading "A Putative Spouse is not a Bad Person" » Permalink Poor Mental Health Can Result in Lost Custody Posted on Sep 5, 2017 By Law Offices of Makupson & Howard Mother (M) and Father (F) never married, but had two children together Son (S) in 2007 and Daughter (D) in 2008. M and F permanently separated in 2010, and M retained full custody of the children. M ... Continue reading "Poor Mental Health Can Result in Lost Custody" » Permalink