‘Children, Custody & Divorce’ Archives
CALIFORNIA: 13 year old purchases stun gun in Jackson home: Could Katherine Jackson lose custody of Michael’s kids?
Celeb gossip website TMZ is reporting that Jermaine Jackson's 13 year old son made an online purchase of a stun gun and this triggered a visit to the family home in Encino California by the sheriff's department and by the Department of Children's Services. Boy. This is the same household that Michael Jackson's three children, Paris, Prince [...]
The Madoff name change revisited: Stephanie Madoff tries to make her kids invisible by changing their names to Morgan
Stephanie Madoff, Mark Madoff's wife, petitioned the New York Supreme Court for an order allowing her to change her last name and that of her children from Madoff to "Morgan." She also asked for the file to be sealed but it was not sealed and now Stephanie's business is all over the stratosphere. Poor Steph. I think it was not fair to reveal this [...]
BEIJING: Should parents lose custody for chaining 2 yr old to lamppost outside mall?
This is a bizarre story from Beijing China. It definitely would have been more shocking if it was here in America and I am sure Child Welfare Services would have stepped in and put this child in foster care. But according to the New York Daily News Pedicab driver Chen Chuanliu chained his 2-year-old boy to a lamppost outside a Beijing mall while [...]
With Brooke reportedly in rehab and Charlie out on bail, who will get custody of the twins?
TMZ is reporting that Charlie Sheen's wife Brooke Mueller has flown by private jet to one of the Carolinas to a rehab center. This is just days after she was released from the hospital for a bout of pneumonia, reportedly. While in the hospital, Charlie, who was ordered to "stay away" by a Colorado judge had to get special permission to visit his [...]
When grandma and grandpa divorce, what do you tell the grandkids?
The zeitgeist of the 00's is hardly what is was when grandparents remained married till they died. Today's grandparents are baby-boomers and they are anything but conventional. They came of age in the 60's when sexual exploration, drugs and non-conformity were the norm. They are the first generation of "rogue" grannies and grandpas who, with [...]
UK: Should Lisa-Hayden-Johnson forever lose custody of her kids?
Having a psychopath for a mother must be tough. Certainly, it is incomprehensible that this story is true. But according to the Times, UK, it was true and for her crimes against her 8 year old son, Lisa Hayden Johnson has received a sentence to the jail cells of 39 months: A court heard yesterday that Lisa Hayden-Johnson, 35, claimed tens of [...]
HAITI: WHO WILL GET CUSTODY OF THE ORPHANS?
According to reports, there are nearly 400,000 orphans in Haiti. Well, correction. There were close to 400,000 prior to the earthquake but post-earthquake, there may be much more than that. Got me to wondering what will happen to all these children and who will get custody of them once the rubble clears? Certainly they all can't get asylum in the [...]
TV star Montel Williams’ kids suggest he’s a bad father post-divorce
Do you remember when Montel Williams was married to this very attractive brunette woman and was on this award winning TV show? I probably shouldn't admit that I'm old enough to remember this as it can only date me. But I do remember the days, even though I never watched his show. Seems the pair had a couple of comely kids, Montel and [...]
TEXAS: Should a parent lose custody if he or she refuses to cut their child’s hair?
A bizarre story out of Texas last month, got me to thinking about this issue of hair. And whether a parent should, or could ever lose custody of a child due to the length of the child's hair. Now, admittedly, this seems like a dumb question on its face. But back last month, in the state of Texas, a preK student was suspended because the school [...]
Interesting rule in Florida with respect to custody (could affect Tiger and Elin)
I was reading this blog by a Florida Attorney and got this interesting bit of information about custodial laws in Florida: The terms custody, custodial parent, non-custodial parent, visitation, primary residential parent, and secondary resident parent were eliminated from the statute. The disposition of children after a marriage is now determined [...]
TALLAHASEE FL.: Grandmother Marianne Bordt blames drowning of grandson Camden on his parents’ divorce
Just when you think you''ve heard it all, a story like this one that unfolded in Tallahassee, Florida emerges. And you are left scratching your head wondering if you live in the Twilight Zone. Seems that a German grandmother by the name of Marianne Bordt, 71, drowned her 5 year old Grandson while the two were vacationing in the Florida [...]
LOS ANGELES: Who will get custody of Casey Johnson’s adopted daughter Ava?
By now, everyone's heard that Johnson and Johnson baby powder heiress Casey Johnson is dead. Pending the toxicology report and an autopsy, no one knows for sure what the cause of death is. But she certainly seems like she had a lot of high profile friends including celebrities Lindsay Lohan and the Hilton sisters Paris and Nicky who have been [...]
DNA, CHILD SUPPORT & FATHER’S RIGHTS
I was just reading this article in the New York Times and I came away from it thinking that something is wrong with a system that would force a man to continue to pay child support for a child that is not his. This issue of equitable paternity may be well-intentioned in most cases. But is it fair? Certainly in the Times piece, where the wife had [...]
FLORENCE, ITALY: Is Italian law inherently hostile to parents whose child has been kidnapped by a former spouse who is Italian?
On 20/20 last night with Chris Cuomo, two stories of American fathers whose sons were caught up in the labyrinthine Italian legal system were highlighted. Both fathers were desperate to get their children back but had to jump through more hoops than infiltrating the KGB. It was basically an interesting freshman piece for Chris that touched in [...]
WINDERMERE, FL: Missing details from Tiger and Elin’s prenup: who will get custody of the kids Charlie and Sam?
The Daily Beast had the low down on the newest latest breaking news and details about Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren Woods prenup. In it, they waxed poetic about the seven figure deals Elin is slated to receive if she stays with Tiger another two years. It is as if she is doing him a great big favor by staying. She's brought in some high powered [...]
NEW JERSEY: Can you lose custody of the kids because you smoke?
Environmental Tobacco Smoke ("ETS") are increasingly becoming an issue in custody battles across the country. Can a parent lose custody of their child for exposing them to ETS? In most states, the answer to that question is "it depends." Most if not all states in the United States use best interest of the child analysis in determining custody. [...]
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