In re J.W. — Iowa Court of Appeals affirms termination of mother’s parental rights
Case In the Interest of J.W., Minor Child Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Tabor, C.J. (Chet Culver, 2010); Schumacher,
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In re L.M. — termination of mother’s parental rights affirmed
Case In the Interest of L.M., B.S., and P.H., Minor Children, D.D., Mother, Appellant. Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge
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Furno v. Vaughn — Appeals court reverses unsupported life-insurance requirement
Case Angelo Furno v. Laura Vaughn Court Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal Judge Gerber, C.J. (Charlie Crist, 2009); May,
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In the Interest of N.N. and J.T. — Iowa court affirms termination of father’s parental rights
Case In the Interest of N.N. and J.T., Minor Children, J.T., Father, Appellant. Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Ahlers,
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In the Interest of S.R. — Iowa court affirms termination of mother’s parental rights
Case In the Interest of S.R., Minor Child Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Ahlers, P.J.; Chicchelly, J.; Langholz, J.
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Farrington v. Nicolas — granted certiorari and quashed filing restrictions imposed without due process
Case Cotara Christina Farrington v. Julson Nicolas Court Florida Third District Court of Appeal Judge Fernandez; Logue; Lindsey Date Decided
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State ex rel. P.E.M. v. Williams — Court upheld dependent-deduction exclusions but ordered child support recalculated using biweekly income
Case State of Iowa, ex rel. P.E.M. v. Eddie Earl Williams and Tayauna Patrice Mosley Court Iowa Court of Appeals
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S.C.T.A. v. Department of Children and Families — Court keeps grandmother’s adoption-review appeal alive
Case S.C.T.A., a Grandmother v. Department of Children and Families, et al. Court Florida Third District Court of Appeal Judge
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Dept. of Human Services v. J. L. S. — Affirmed adoption plan despite four-day delay in entering judgment
Case Department of Human Services v. J. L. S. Court Oregon Court of Appeals Judge Aoyagi, Presiding Judge; Lagesen, Chief
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State v. Coffelt — remanded for resentencing because the assault and coercion were part of one criminal episode
Case State of Oregon v. Derrick Dean Coffelt Court Oregon Court of Appeals Judge Aoyagi, Presiding Judge; Lagesen, Chief Judge;
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Hostetler v. Hostetler — Court affirms no visitation with son and joint custody of daughters
Case Josie Hostetler v. Kenyon Hostetler Court Arkansas Court of Appeals Judge N. Mark Klappenbach; Mike Murphy; Brandon J. Harrison
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In re M.P. — Arizona Supreme Court reinstates termination of mother’s parental rights
Case In re Termination of Parental Rights as to M.P. Court Supreme Court of the State of Arizona Judge Justice
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Henderson v. Kardosh — Superior Court vacates custody relocation entered without notice
The Superior Court vacated a custody order that effectively permitted relocation to New Jersey because grandparents with custody rights received no notice that relocation would be reconsidered.
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Mohamed v. Adam — Ohio appeals court affirms denial of challenges to child-support enforcement
Case Fatuma Mohamed v. Ali O. Adam Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Tenth District Judge Beatty Blunt, J.; Mentel, J.;
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In re A.M. — Ohio appeals court upheld permanent custody award to children services
Case In re A.M., K.L., & N.D. Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District Judge Andrew J. King; William
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Bickford v. Bradeen — Affirmed allocation of final religious and medical decision-making to the child’s father
Case Emily A. Bickford v. Matthew A. Bradeen Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge Stanfill, C.J. Date Decided September 1,
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Coltrain — affirmed revocation of a five-year suspended sentence after a positive drug test
Case Alyson Kate Coltrain v. State of Mississippi Court Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge Barnes, C.J.; Wilson, P.J.; Carlton, P.J.;
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In the Interest of E.S.W. — Missouri appeals court upholds foster-care disposition and reunification conditions
Case In the Interest of: E.S.W. Court Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Four Judge James M. Dowd (Jay
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In re Matthew V. — Connecticut Appellate Court upholds termination of father’s parental rights
Case In re Matthew V. Court Connecticut Appellate Court Judge Elgo, J.; Clark, J.; Wilson, J. Date Decided August 27,
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Zaragoza v. Fuentes — Court upheld the trial court’s comity decision and remanded
Case Evangelina Lopez Guzman Zaragoza v. Miguel Zaragoza Fuentes Court Texas First Court of Appeals Judge Justice Gunn; Justice Caughey;
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Anonymous v. Anonymous — Supreme Court refused to suspend an order barring father-son contact
Case Anonymous v. Anonymous Court Supreme Court of Israel (Israel) Judge דפנה ברק-ארז (Judicial Selection Committee (Israel), 2012) Date Decided
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M.F. v. C.T. — Hawaii appeals court upheld physical-custody award to M.F.
Case M.F. v. C.T. Court Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals Judge Keith K. Hiraoka; Kimberly T. Guidry; Daniel M. Gluck
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YFP v YFQ — divided matrimonial assets 53:47 and set child maintenance at S$1,770 monthly
Case YFP v YFQ Court General Division of the High Court (Family Division) (Singapore) Judge Hoo Sheau Peng (Tony Tan
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In re A.H. — Intervening tribe is presumptively entitled to a guardian’s court-ordered psychological evaluation
An intervening tribe has presumptive statutory access to a guardian’s court-ordered psychological evaluation in an Indian child’s dependency case.