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In addition to paternity testing, fatherhood may be demonstrated through a psychological relationship

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May 14, 2012 at 6:44 am

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Terminating parental rights without any compensating benefit, such as adoption, may do great harm to the child

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May 14, 2012 at 6:40 am

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Shared or joint physical custody has been defined as joint responsibility for minor day-to-day decisions and the exertion of continuous physical custody by both parents over a child for significant periods of time

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May 14, 2012 at 6:37 am

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To successfully establish that relocation is not in the children’s best interest, more than mere separation or change in parenting time must be shown

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May 14, 2012 at 6:35 am

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Special Immigrant Juvenile Status

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May 13, 2012 at 7:59 am

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Child support and arrearages can be retroactively modified when the retroactive termination and elimination of arrearages is based on the emancipation of a child

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April 20, 2012 at 10:05 am

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By entering into consensual agreements to establish a mutually agreeable retroactivity date, the parties preserve their opportunity to reach an amicable resolution of their dispute, rather than incur the expense, inconvenience and risk of a court decision

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April 9, 2012 at 7:03 pm

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A prima facie showing of changed circumstances must be made before a court will order discovery of an ex-spouse’s financial status

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April 2, 2012 at 2:45 pm

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Because college education is discretionary, it should not be considered a basic need

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March 27, 2012 at 7:12 pm

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Usually, when a supported child lives away from home in college, a payor is entitled to some reduction in the obligation

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March 27, 2012 at 7:11 pm

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