Posts in Child Custody

Dec 05 Child Support Ordered Must Be in the Best Interests of the Child

Father [F] and Mother [M] were married in 1998. In September of 2001, M gave birth to their only child, a son [S]. In 2006, M ...

Nov 21 Using ICPC for Child Placement with Out-of-State Parent

The Los Angeles County Department of Child and Family Services [DCFS] removed Daughter [D] (age five) and Son [S] (age six months) ...

Nov 14 Sometimes a Kid’s Wishes are Granted

In August of 2019, Mother [M] tested positive for amphetamine use when she gave birth to her Son [S]. S also tested positive. The ...

Oct 24 A Parents Poverty Does Not Determine Parental Rights

Daughter [D] was 18 months old when the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services [Department] petitioned her removal ...

Jul 18 Systematic Verbal Abuse and the Emotional Wellbeing of a Child

Father [F] and Mother [M] never married, but had a child together in 2006 [D]. M did not tell F that he was a father until D was a ...

May 10 Resolve Custody Disputes Without Going to Court

With the outbreak of covid 19, many aspects of our lives have changed significantly. We social distance ourselves and have shut ...