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Archive for December, 2006

In all cases in which custody or parenting time/visitation is an issue, a guardian ad litem may be appointed by court order to represent the best interests of the child

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December 12, 2006 at 11:32 am

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Once a child ceased attending college and is working, a parent is entitled to credit against arrears as of the date the child no longer required the parent’s support

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December 12, 2006 at 11:09 am

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It is the Legislature’s intent that courts not return confiscated weapons to a defendant in a domestic violence action, even after the dismissal of the complaint, if the court finds that the defendant poses a threat to public health, safety, or welfare

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December 11, 2006 at 11:40 am

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Any party is free to retire, take a vow of poverty, write poetry etc., if he or she sees fit; however, the duty of self-fulfillment must give way to the pre-existing duty which runs between spouses who have been in a marriage which has failed

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December 8, 2006 at 11:35 am

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The obligation to provide for a child’s support will not be obviated by the noncustodial parent’s failure to maintain ties with his child, or lessened due to the custodial parent’s interference with parenting time

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December 7, 2006 at 11:48 am

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