Sometimes, in child custody matters, one of the parents will be granted primary physical custody of the child. When this occurs, the other parent is generally granted a certain amount of visitation time. Different states have different rules regarding how to determine...
Child Custody
Jon Gosselin planning to sue for primary custody of sextuplets
Occasionally, a parent will seek a modification to an existing child custody order or agreement. One thing that a parent will sometimes make a request for a change to a child custody arrangement in connection to are alleged violations of the arrangement's terms by the...
Winter divorces and the impacts on the kids
January is generally a fairly popular month for divorces; following the holiday season there tends to be an increase in divorce filings.The specific timing of a divorce can have a wide variety of different impacts. For example, the timing of a divorce sometimes has...
Settlement in Lena Headey divorce contains app requirement
Child custody matters can touch on far more than just which parent a child will live with. The types of issues that can come up in child custody proceedings and negotiations are just as varied as the types of concerns that a parent can have about their child's health...
Clint Eastwood headed for child custody battle?
It appears that a custody battle may occur in the divorce of film icon Clint Eastwood.In October, Eastwood's wife filed a petition for a divorce. Prior to this filing, she and Eastwood had been married for 17 years. The two have a teenage daughter who is still a...
Congress considering international parental child abduction bill
The issue of international parental child abduction is a very complicated and emotional one. International parental child abduction is when one parent of a child, without authorization of the other parent, moves out of the country with the child.Such abductions are...
Malin Akerman’s husband asks for visitation in divorce filing
Actress Malin Akerman and her husband, recent new parents, are now heading for divorce. Our readers here in Texas may know Akerman from her television and film work. She has been in many films, such as "Watchmen," and currently stars in the television shows "Childrens...
Divorce settlements can contain unique child custody terms
Recently, some details have come out regarding a divorce settlement that Laura Silverman, girlfriend of "X Factor" judge Simon Cowell, and her ex-husband have reached. The details illustrate how diverse the terms of a divorce settlement can be.One of the issues that...
Child custody and support issues arising regarding Bristol Palin
It appears that both child custody and child support issues are coming up between Bristol Palin and her ex-boyfriend Levi Johnston. Bristol Palin is Sarah Palin's daughter and has been involved in several reality TV series.Bristol Palin and Johnston have a 4-year-old...
‘CSI’ actor getting divorced
Recently, a divorce case has arisen involving an actor who is in a popular television show that many people here in Texas watch. The actor in question is Wallace Langham. Langham is one of the stars of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation."Langham and his wife got married...

