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Recent Posts in Custody

  • Posted By The Graves Law Firm 16-Oct-2020

    Can You Take Your Child If You Move Out of the Area?

    Can one divorced party take the child(ren) if they move to another city or state? Facing family law issues? Receive a Free Case Evaluation Interested in more videos? Subscribe to My YouTube Channel Today let’s talk about what happens when one ...
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  • Posted By The Graves Law Firm 29-Sep-2020

    How Does the Court Determine Custody?

    This is how the court determines custody. Facing Family Law Issues? Receive a Free Case Evaluation Interested in More Videos? Subscribe to My YouTube Channel First, I want to stress that it’s always better if the parties can determine for ...
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  • Posted By The Graves Law Firm 26-Oct-2015

    Is It Time To Release The Stigma of Children of Divorce

    We’ve discussed before how one of the most affected parties in a divorce are the children. For many, it’s a time when the only living environment they’ve ever known is about to become a memory. But is it as damaging to a kid’s ...
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  • Posted By The Graves Law Firm 13-Jul-2015

    Kids of Divorce Stress Less When at Both Homes

    One of the most gut-wrenching outcomes of any divorce is what happens to any children involved. They've survived the pre-divorce arguments that got their parents to divorce court; they had to withstand the turbulence of instability as their ...
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  • Posted By The Graves Law Firm 13-Jul-2015

    Calif. Courts To Decide on Frozen Embryo Debate

    Can a contract trump nature? That's what's on the table in San Francisco Superior Court, where a divorcing couple is trying to get their voice to have the last word when it comes to a set of frozen fertilized embryos. Stephen Findley and Mimi ...
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  • Posted By The Graves Law Firm 15-Aug-2014

    Back-To-School Strategy For Newly or Currently Divorcing Couples

    Every year it seems to come earlier and earlier, but now it's here — Back-To-School time. Around the country, kids are preparing the supplies and picking out their outfits for the first day. But for some, things may be a little different ...
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  • Posted By Demetria Graves 1-Apr-2014

    Post-Divorce Tax Time: Who Gets The Child Exemption?

    As tax season mercifully comes to a close, many couples that divorced in 2013 have or are putting the finishing touches on their first return since separating. One of the main questions asked in this scenario is: who gets the child exemption? While ...
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  • Posted By Demetria Graves 10-Feb-2014

    How To Help Special Needs Children Deal With Divorce

    As the number of children with special needs goes up, so will the scores of those kids who have to deal with divorce. Even though the phrase “special needs” is an umbrella term that fits many kids, the most at-risk in these scenarios are ...
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  • Posted By Demetria Graves 3-Feb-2014

    Government Eyes Shared-Parent Laws

    For a long time, the common outcome of divorce for children was being awarded to one parent, with the other having to appeal for visitation rights. But there has been a movement afoot amongst advocates and lawmakers to revisit so-called ...
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  • Posted By Demetria Graves 1-Dec-2013

    How to Balance Your Post-Divorce Life With Your Kids

    The divorce papers have been signed. You've moved out of the house, or your spouse has. All the fund transfers have been pushed through. Now that all of those issues have been taken care of, there leaves one big area to fix: your life with the ...
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  • Posted By Demetria Graves 7-Oct-2013

    California Passes Bill for Multiple Child Guardian Allowance

    The dynamic of the nuclear family has been changing ever since the phrase was coined in the middle of the last century. The idea of the American dream—2.4 kids and two cars in the garage—has been slowly been changing ever since divorce ...
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  • Posted By Demetria Graves 16-Sep-2013

    Clint and Dina Eastwood Asks for Legal Separation, Swap Partners With Other Couple

    For an 83 year old man, Clint Eastwood's legal separation filing from his wife of 17 years Dina is a pretty steamy affair! The couple filed papers in Monterey County Superior Court. The former newscaster Dina, 48, seeks spousal support from the ...
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  • Posted By Demetria Graves 9-Sep-2013

    Three Ways to Keep Parenting Positively Post-Divorce

    While everyone loves their children, dealing with them after a divorce (especially if it's messy) can be hard. Trying to make sure your children aren't swallowed up by the same type of feeling you feel can leave a parent lost. However, ...
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  • Posted By Demetria Graves 8-Jul-2013

    Dwyane "The Rock" Johnson Talks Divorce, Co-Raising Children and Love

    Dwyane "The Rock" Johnson plays a hero in almost every movie he's in. He even has a show on TBS called "The Hero." But in the latest issue of Essence magazine, he opens up about his divorce with the mother of his children, his ...
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  • Posted By Demetria Graves 24-Jun-2013

    Kelly Rutherford Goes Bankrupt Fighting For Her Kids

    Earlier we told you about actress Kelly Rutherford's struggle to keep afloat financially while her jetsetting ex-husband, German businessman Daniel Giersch, kept their children in France. She was spending most of the income she made acting on the ...
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  • Posted By Demetria Graves 22-Apr-2013

    Actress Kelly Rutherford's Struggle To Stay Afloat-And Win Her Kids Back

    While Kelly Rutherford's character may have a tough time on screen taking care of her wild children on the hit TV show "Gossip Girl," Rutherford's real-life tales of motherhood are even more traumatic. That's because since ...
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  • Posted By Demetria Graves 8-Nov-2012

    "Occu-Mom" Stacey Hessler Divorces Her Banker Husband

    One of the leaders of the Occupy Wall Street movement divorces As one chapter of American history closes, and another begins, it’s time to create a footnote of marital discord in one of that last chapter’s highlights. One of the leaders ...
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  • Posted By Demetria Graves 24-Oct-2012

    Preventing Mind Games With Kids During Divorce

    Studies find the major issues kids battle with during a split We wrote earlier about the physical effects that divorce has on children. But what about the mental effects caused by the separation of all they knew? That's what sociologists and ...
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  • Posted By Demetria Graves 24-Oct-2012

    Taking the High Road to Your Kid's Heart

    A divorced parent's journey to mending a broken bond There's a point in many divorces where the relationship becomes so poisoned, there's no point in attempting to get the two warring sides to agree to everything – they're just ...
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  • Posted By Demetria Graves 22-Oct-2012

    A Dog-Eat-Dog Divorce

    What happens when pets show up on the negotiating table during a divorce Outside of children, pets are some of the most beloved members of the family that usually come in after a couple moves in together. Whether it's a dog, cat or hedgehog, most ...
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  • Posted By Demetria Graves 1-Oct-2012

    Suri Cruise Tries to Cope

    Times are hard for the smallest victim of the Cruise-Holmes divorce. When you're one of the most famous children in the world, any slight change could ruin your world—or whatever piece of it you know. Suri Cruise didn't sign up for her ...
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  • Posted By Demetria Graves 27-Aug-2012

    "Mommy and Daddy Have to Tell You Something..."

    Breaking news about a divorce to your kids is hard enough – here are tips on making it somewhat less harsh A common question I've been asked is who a divorce hurts more – the principals (husband and wife), or their kids (if any)? ...
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  • Posted By Demetria Graves 26-Mar-2012

    Ex-Spouses, Now Co-Parents

    A marriage may end, but the love for your kids doesn't The end of a marriage or relationship where children are involved can get messy, but don't let it ruin the bond you've created with your children. You're still their mommy or ...
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  • Posted By Demetria Graves 23-Nov-2011

    Divorcing Couple Forced To Exchange Passwords

    I've written articles before warning divorcing couples to stay away from social networking sites. It seems that Judge Shluger in Connecticut has set a new legal precedent by ordering a soon-to-be divorced couple to exchange their Facebook ...
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  • Posted By demetriagraves 22-Apr-2011

    Charlie Sheen Custody Case

    Charlie Sheen has lost his battle to get custody of his two-year-old sons Bob and Max. A Los Angeles judge ruled that the actor's estranged wife Brooke Mueller should maintain legal and physical custody of the twin boys, despite a rumored drug ...
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  • Posted By demetriagraves 18-Mar-2011

    Dwayne Wade Wins Custody Battle

    Miami Heat's Dwayne Wade has been awarded sole custody of both of his sons, 8 year old Zaire and 3 year old Zion. This has ended a very long and public custody battle with Dwaye's ex-wife Siohvaughn Wade. The sole custody to Dwayne was awarded by ...
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  • Posted By demetriagraves 4-Mar-2011

    Sheen Surrenders Children to Authorities

    Charlie Sheen has given up his twin sons who turn two this month to Brooke Mueller, his estranged wife, after Brooke served him with a temporary restraining order. The children were removed by police from Sheen's Los Angeles mansion. Sheen claims he ...
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  • Posted By demetriagraves 3-Feb-2011

    Halle Berry's Custody Battle

    Halle Berry's ex, underwear model Gabriel Aubry, wants child support and custody of their 2-year-old daughter Nahla. Halle tried to keep her custody dispute with Aubry private but their custody battle went public after Gabriel filed for joint custody ...
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  • Posted By demetriagraves 19-Nov-2010

    Parenting Plan

    If you have children and your relationship is breaking down working out what will happen with your children is one of the most important issues to resolve - this is commonly known as a parenting plan. Any cases involving children, whether it's a ...
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  • Posted By demetriagraves 1-Oct-2010

    Tips for Custodial Parents

    As a family law attorney, I often get asked advice on what is appropriate to tell the kids regarding, divorce, custody and child support. Deciding what you should or should not tell the kids you have custody of is very simple. It requires you to keep ...
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  • Posted By demetriagraves 17-Sep-2010

    Helping You Through a Child Custody Hearing

    As a family law attorney one of the most challenging situations I help clients with is going through a child custody or child support hearing. Being a parent can be one of the most rewarding experiences of your life. The unconditional love between ...
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  • Posted By demetriagraves 24-May-2010

    Child Support, Custody & Visitation

    Divorce is never easy. Seeing a relationship unravel before your own eyes can take its toll in many ways. Often this process can be hardest on the younger members of a family. When going through a divorce it's important to remember that your kids ...
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  • Posted By demetriagraves 6-May-2010

    Charlie Sheen Surrenders Custody of Kids

    It's recently been reported that Charlie Sheen has surrendered legal custody of the two kids he had with Denise Richards. Apparently Charlie and Denise signed a written agreement in which Denise now has full legal custody of 6-year-old Sam and ...
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  • Posted By demetriagraves 4-May-2010

    Halle Berry Split - What Happens With Their daughter?

    Recently, it's been confirmed by a representative for Halle Berry that she has broken up with Gabriel Aubry - and it turns out that the actress and French-Canadian model parted ways a while ago. "Berry and Aubry have been split for some time," her ...
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  • Posted By demetriagraves 25-Jan-2010

    More Fathers given Primary Child Custody

    Because I specialize in Family law, I'm always interested to review data that pertains to child custody cases. Recently I came across a report that shows that increasingly more fathers are receiving primary custody of their children after a ...
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  • Posted By demetriagraves 9-Dec-2009

    What You Should Know About Voluntary Declaration of Paternity

    Recently I wrote about how DNA testing may affect the traditional concepts of Fatherhood. What about establishing Parentage (Paternity)? Establishing Parentage means that you are declaring who the legal parents of a child are if the parents were not ...
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  • Posted By demetriagraves 27-Nov-2009

    Does DNA Testing Change the Concepts of Fatherhood?

    Many courts across the country are having to sort through the many complex issues that arise when DNA testing reveals that Daddy is not really my Daddy. Particularly in cases where a man thought he was the biological father and has been paying child ...
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  • Posted By demetriagraves 18-Nov-2009

    Shaquille O'Neal's Wife Va'shaundya Files for Separation, Plans to Divorce

    Shaquille O'Neal's wife Va'Shaundya (Shaunie) has filed legal papers in L.A., even though the couple lives in Florida. Shaunie pulled her kids out of school in Florida recently and they are with her now in L.A. Shaq's people think the sudden flight ...
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