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Pennsylvania Child Custody laws can be found in Purdon’s Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statues Title 23 Part VI Chapter 53. Within the statutes there are notes which are helpful in breaking down the child custody laws, as well as, providing sufficient case law.

Child custody is a parent’s fundamental right; however, the child is the one who will be affected by the outcome. Therefore, the courts have a duty to protect the interest of the child when awarding child custody and ...

Dissolution of a marriage or a civil union in the state of Connecticut is governed by Connecticut General Statute §§46b-40(a), which states: “A decree of dissolution of a marriage…shall be granted upon a finding that one of the following causes has occurred: (1) The marriage has broken down irretrievably; (2) the parties have lived apart by reason of incompatibility for a continuous period of at least the eighteen months immediately prior to the service of the complaint and that there is no reasonable ...

To simply state, when one thinks of family court, marriage, divorce, adoption, domestic abuse, child abuse and other related topics generally come to mind. Family law also covers rules for living together, prenuptial agreements, alimony, and mediation, along with the laws on domestic violence, child support, child custody and visitation, adoption, same-sex marriage, elder care, and senior law. All of these issues, and more, are addressed in family law. Family law is ruled largely by statute varied ...

New York offers seven ways for a person to file for divorce. Most of these fall under fault-based divorce. Fault-based divorce places someone at blame for the breakup of a marriage. These marriage break downs are usually attributed to reasons of abuse and infidelity. Many times the person at fault in these divorces ends up having to pay a larger percentage of money in a divorce settlement. Until recently, New York State had one of the strictest divorce laws in the country, offering no option ...

Adoption laws are a subset of family law. One issue that adoption laws in the states clarify is whether an adopted child can find out the identity of his or her birth parents. Some states protect the privacy of birth parents by sealing the adoption records. The records can then only be opened if the birth parents agree to it. Other states allow an adopted child to have access to the records. Some states require that a child reach a certain age before being able to view the records. Domestic violence ...