Analysis on recent case law that determines whether or not the courts have authority to break the tie when two parents cannot make a decision, or simply to give one parent the power to make a decision.
Review of case law developments that affect whether one parent can be awarded "final say" authority (i.e., a trump card) of if the courts are limited to only awarding joint or sole legal decision-making.
Part 2 of the initial seriees on legal decision-making. Learn how domestic violence and drug abuse can impact the outcome of legal decision-making and your rights to your children.
Introduction to legal decision-making and discussion on current case law (as of 2019) that changed the landscape of how courts view legal decision-making. Legal decision-making is a legal authority that can be awarded to parents allowing them to make decisions for their child or children.
Introduction Sometimes a situation can arise in a family law case where one party lives in one state and the other party lives in a different state. When this situation arises, the initial question is which state will exercise jurisdiction over the case and determine custody (legal decision-making and parenting time) for the parties’ [...]
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