Find useful tips on searching federal gorernment websites, from the Indiana Law Blog.Read More

Indiana authorities made a tragic decision in failing to promptly issue an Amber Alert for the abduction of Collin Walker who had been abducted by his father at gun point. According to an Associated Press article in the Courier Journal, Indiana does not allow Amber Alerts when a child custody case is pending. No one...Read More

Divorce and family lawyers often encounter HIPPA issues. The United States Department of Health and Human Services has useful information on its website. Even better, Louisville Bar Association members have access to forms for subpoenas, deposition notices, model cover letters for authorizations, and forms for release of psychological records on its website, written by H....Read More

Sponsor of immigrant may have to make good on affidavit of financial support from FlaDivorceLawBlog.Read More

That’s the headline from the Chicago Sun Times this week. “The divorced couple is embroiled in a bitter fight that will see national experts flying in to testify before a Cook County judge. Their battle reflects a national debate on circumcision — a procedure that has dropped in popularity in the United States over the...Read More

The San Francisco Family Law Blog reprints an article from Gannett, Till Debt Do Us Part. “Which financial issues most often cause strife? Spending too much and saving too little, according to couples who responded to a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll in March….Making matters worse is that couples don’t talk much about money before committing to...Read More

Before we had a Family Court in Jefferson County Kentucky, while Judge Ellen Ewing was Chief Circuit Court Judge, airport style screening was adopted at the courthouse. I remember thinking how fortunate we were for her foresight to push for such expensive screening before a catastrophe occurred. Most administrators won’t stick out their necks for...Read More

From The Family Law Prof’s Blog: Commentary: Do State Constitutional Bans on Same-Sex Marriage Impact Domestic Violence Statutes and Unmarried Women? and Another Ohio Appellate Court Holds Domestic Violence Statute Unconstitutional under Ohio’s Defense of Marriage AmendmentRead More

From the Family Law Prof’s Blog, the following new law from around the U.S. Removing Child from Person With Whom Child Has Strong Attachment but No Legal Rights is Not Abuse Nebraska upholds grandparent visitation statuteRead More

Sprint’s new Family Locator and the Verizon Chaperone sell phone locator feature being launched today are discussed in the Legington Hearld-Leader. “Among the unresolved legal issues: Should disclosure of location data require the high legal barrier now surrounding wiretaps, or the lower legal barrier for less intrusive information, such as what numbers a person has...Read More