Wayne Hopper, Legal Assistant Graham v. Jones Child custody issues can be confusing and difficult to navigate. This is especially true when grandparents seek custody of a grandchild. Grandparents find themselves with questions regarding child custody and their rights and often do not know where to begin. Would it be…
Williams v. Johnson, 2022-NCCOA-120 (2022) (unpublished). Facts: Mother and Father were in a custody case over their minor child. On April 28, 2017, Mother was awarded primary custody, and Father received visitation. A few years later, on August 11, 2020, the trial court modified the custody but later vacated their…
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s custody battle involving their four children has begun to heat up. When Kim first filed for divorce early last year, both Kim and Kanye agreed that they should share joint custody of their four children. Now, it appears the couple is a long way from…
As COVID-19 persists in our daily lives, the war on vaccines rages on. Many parents continue to disagree about vaccination status concerning themselves and their minor children. Two parents who currently reside in New Brunswick, Canada, have found themselves in a heated disagreement with each other over vaccines and sought…
On May 23, 2021, a cable car cabin crashed in Stresa, near Lake Maggiore, Italy. Eitan Biran, his parents, younger brother, and 11 other people were in the cabin when it plunged to the ground. Biran was the sole survivor. The child was born in Israel but moved to Italy…
Custody battles sometimes can be bitter affairs between the parents. In China, it is no different. Unlike many court orders for child custody in North Carolina, courts in China rarely grant joint physical custody of children to divorcing parties, causing disputes over minor children to be extremely hostile. The best…
A United Kingdom court recently ordered Dubai ruler and UAE Prime Minister, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to pay his ex-wife, Haya bint al-Hussein, a jaw-dropping $734 million in a divorce settlement. Haya bint al-Hussein in the Princess of Jordan and the couple have two children together. This settlement…
Defendant Mother appeals from the trial court’s order on child support and custody. The Court of Appeals reverses and remands. Plaintiff Father and Defendant Mother married on January 1, 1994. The parties had two sons and separated on May 10, 1997. The parties’ divorce judgment was filed on August 17,…
Argueta v. Baker, 137 A.D.3d 1020, 27 N.Y.S.3d 237 (2016) There are times where parents do not effectively co-parent. There are even times where one parent goes out of their way to interfere in the parent-child relationship with the other parent. There are ways to enforce the controlling custody order,…
We’ve all experienced trying times during the pandemic. From school and business closures throwing a wrench in our daily plans to mask-wearing as the new normal, the pandemic has brought about many disputes and concerns, especially among divorced parents who share custody of their children. One Washington State father, Richard…