Tag: custody
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Domestic violence restraining orders are too easy to get and abuse
Restraining orders save lives in real DV cases, but the same low-evidence threshold that protects victims also enables strategic misuse in custody disputes.
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Fathers’ rights groups have a point we keep refusing to hear
Fathers’ rights advocacy is often dismissed wholesale, but the data on custody outcomes and family court bias suggests the core complaints deserve a hearing.
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Child support formulas are decades out of date
State child support guidelines were built for a different economy. The formulas misprice modern custody, healthcare costs, and dual-earner households.
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Supervised visitation centers are warehouses, not solutions
Supervised visitation was supposed to protect kids while preserving family ties. The current network often does neither, and reform requires more than capacity.
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Family court overestimates abuse claims to gain custody leverage
Some abuse allegations in custody disputes are tactical rather than truthful. The data is messier than either side claims. Here’s an honest look at what’s known.
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50/50 custody hurts kids in high-conflict cases
Default 50/50 custody is the new standard, but research suggests it harms children in high-conflict separations. Here’s what the evidence actually shows.
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Polyamorous families have no legal protection and courts pretend they don’t exist
Polyamorous households are growing in number but invisible in law. The result is custody risk, hospital bar, and financial precarity courts ignore.
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Grandparent visitation rights have gone too far
Grandparent visitation laws were intended to protect kids, but in practice they often override fit parents’ decisions. Here’s how the legal landscape shifted.
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The best interest of the child standard is a blank check for bias
Family courts use a vague best interest standard to make life-altering custody decisions. The discretion sounds humane and produces wildly inconsistent results.
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Same-sex divorce exposes how heteronormative family law still is
Marriage equality arrived in 2015, but family law still assumes a husband and wife. Same-sex divorces are exposing the cracks in plain view.