Articles about Child Custody and Support: NYTimes

No Custody for Parents of Children With Nazi Names

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The New Jersey couple first got into the news when a supermarket refused their request to decorate a cake for their son, Adolf Hitler. ...»

Amid Celebrity, a Long Legal Battle Over a Child

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/30/business/30microbar.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2010/07/30/business/Microbar/Microbar-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"></a>For nearly eight years, the founder of SKS Microfinace has been embroiled in a custody dispute with his ex-wife. ...»

Should I Help Out the Ex?

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Legal drip on child support; a Zionist-financed trip to the Mideast. ...»

N.Y. Court Expands Rights of Nonbirth Parents in Same-Sex Relationships

Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The Court of Appeals said nonbiological parents in same-sex relationships should be treated the same as birth parents. ...»

Malaysian Custody Dispute Lost Between Courts

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

After her husband secretly converted their children to Islam, a Hindu woman is navigating the conflicting jurisdictions of Malaysia’s religious and civil courts. ...»

Alaska: Bristol Palin Wins Support

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

A judge approved child support for Bristol Palin and set a trial date to force the issue along, while urging her and the father of her son to work out a resolution. ...»

Vermont: Mother Who Fled Is Sought

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

A Family Court judge has ordered the arrest of a woman who has refused to turn over her 7-year-old daughter to her former lesbian partner ...»

NATIONAL BRIEFING | NORTHWEST; Alaska: Bristol Palin Seeks Media Records

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Bristol Palin's lawyer seeks permission to subpoena media outlets to determine how much money Levi Johnston, father of her child, has made to calculate child support ...»

No Fault of Their Own

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Divorce custody laws should be changed to protect the children from family conflict. ...»

The Biggest Losers

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

There are some dreadful similarities between Illinois and New York. But which one has the worst political culture? ...»

NATIONAL BRIEFING | NEW ENGLAND; Vermont: Ruling In Lesbian Custody Case

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Vermont Judge William Cohen gives Lisa Miller, who is at center of lesbian custody dispute, 30 days to appear in court with her 7-year-old daughter or face possible arrest; makes ruling in response to request by Janet Jenkins to hold Miller, her former partner, in contempt after she failed to turn over child, Isabella, to Jenkins on Jan 1; couple broke up in 2003, and Miller, girl's biological mother, moved to Virginia, renounced homosexuality and became evangelical Christian ...»

Stroller, Diapers, Paperwork

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

<a href="http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/01/17/travel/17prackidnap.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2010/01/17/travel/17prackidnapspan-1/thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"></a>Travel and legal experts say a variety of factors need be considered when taking a minor abroad, including paperwork for different surnames. ...»

Birth Mother Defies Order to Give Child to Ex-Partner

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

A woman at the center of a legal dispute with her former partner defied a court order to give up custody of her 7-year-old daughter on Friday, a lawyer said. ...»

New Jersey Judge Calls Surrogate Legal Mother of Twins

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The gestational surrogate, who is not genetically related to the babies and carried them in an arrangement with her brother and his male spouse, now has the right to seek primary custody of the children. ...»

Birth Mother Ordered to Surrender Daughter

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

A woman whose same-sex union was dissolved must transfer custody of her daughter to her former partner, a Vermont judge has ruled. ...»