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Arkansas Man Subject to Domestic Violence Restraining Order Violates It By Allegedly Shooting Neighbor’s Dog

Arkansas Man has a domestic violence restraining order (or order of protection) against him.
As is customary, the injunction for protection against domestic violence bars Man from keeping guns.
Man discovers neighbor’s dog on his property.
Neither Man nor his own dogs are afraid of the neighbor’s dog.
But Man allegedly shoots the neighbor’s dog anyway.
Man is arrested on [...]

Another Father Denied Access to His Child Abducted to Brazil, Despite Hague Convention

A British college instructor (Father) hasn’t seen his Daughter in fourteen years.
Her Mother allegedly abducted her from the UK to Brazil at that time.
Brazil is a party to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
But Brazil sometimes seems to follow the Convention only at its pleasure.
Brazilian authorities have reportedly told Father [...]

August is National Child Support Enforcement Month

Before it draws to a close, it should be noted that August is our national Child Support Enforcement Month.
Local and statewide child support enforcement agencies are celebrating their mission, their increasingly innovative and resourceful efforts to maximize collections of child support, their accomplishments and the contributions of parents.
Some getting tough collections tactics: withholding wages, publishing [...]

Collaborative Divorce is One Path to an Uncontested Divorce … But Not the Only One

A group of Michigan professionals are rallying around one particular path to an uncontested divorce. It’s called collaborative divorce.
In collaborative divorce, both spouses commit to pursuing an amicable resolution without the necessity of litigating.
Their methodology includes a team approach, with a lawyer for each spouse, mental health professionals, financial advisors, child experts, divorce coaches, [...]