Facts: Mother and Father are the unmarried parents of two children. The parents eventually separated, and Father returned to his family home in Louisiana. An…
Facts: Mother was designated the primary residential parent of Child when she and Father divorced. Years later, Father obtained emergency temporary custody because Mother was…
After all the grandparent visitation posts on this blog from the last few weeks, I thought this article by Emily Alpert in the Los Angeles…
Facts: Mother and Adoptive Father are the biological mother and stepfather/adoptive father of Child. Mother and Child’s biological father divorced, after which Adoptive Father adopted…
Facts: Mother and Adoptive Father are the biological mother and stepfather/adoptive father of Child. Mother and Child’s biological father divorced, after which Adoptive Father adopted…
This article in The New York Times illustrates the lifelong effects an acrimonious divorce has on parents and children. Divorce Whisperer? Mediating With Parents Isn’t…
Facts: The trial court granted the adoption of Child by her foster parents. Child had been in the custody of the Department of Children’s Services.…
Facts: Stepfather was married to Stepdaughter’s mother for 25 years and helped raised Stepdaughter from the time she was five years old. When Stepdaughter gave birth to…
Facts: In their divorce, Mother was designated the primary residential parent of Child and Father was awarded supervised visitation. Eventually, Mother married Stepfather. The paternal…
Grandparents in Tennessee are statutorily entitled to visitation rights with their grandchildren under certain circumstances. Over the past few years, the Court of Appeals has…