In a previous article we discussed the fact that same-sex couples, just like heterosexual couples, deal with all kinds of issues when their marriages come to an end. However, when dealing with custody, same-sex couples have additional complications due to the way the law views the rights of biological parents versus non-biological parents. This […]
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Custody Issues For Same-Sex Couples in Michigan (Part 1)
When the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage was legal in 2015, it was a groundbreaking moment for LGBT couples all over the nation. But with marriage comes all of those other, less celebrated aspects of legalizing your union, namely divorce and custody issues. However for same-sex couples, these situations can present a whole new […]
What Is Custodial Kidnapping?
What exactly is a custodial kidnapping, you may wonder? Many people likely share that curiosity. While kidnapping is a word that anyone with access to a television in the last five decades has heard about, custodial kidnappings are far more rare. By definition, a custodial kidnapping is when someone kidnaps a child, or children, that are […]
What Rights Do Fathers Have? (Part Two)
In the first installment of this two-part series, we talked about the importance of fathers in their children’s lives, and took a look at the first two items on our ‘father’s rights’ list, namely child support and visitation. Moving forward, we are going to wrap this up with the last two issues – the establishing paternity, […]
What Rights Do Fathers Have? (Part One)
Unmarried fathers are often thought of as having the least amount of influence in the lives of their children. This is predominantly because, historically, it was the mother who was awarded custody when the couple parted ways. And it was the mother who was viewed as invaluable to the raising of the child. Thankfully, we […]
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