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Child sexual abuse has been recognized specifically as a type of child maltreatment in U.S. federal law since the initial Congressional hearings on child abuse in 1973. [1] Child sexual abuse is illegal in every state, [2] as well as under federal law. [3] Among the states, the specifics of child sexual abuse laws vary, but certain features of ...
A recent Alabama law limits the time period for alimony to five years. That is, unless the judge finds that one spouse can’t become self-sufficient. Should that occur, alimony can last for as ...
In the decades leading up to the 1970s child custody battles were rare, and in most cases the mother of minor children would receive custody. [5] Since the 1970s, as custody laws have been made gender-neutral, contested custody cases have increased as have cases in which the children are placed in the primary custody of the father.
A rebuttable presumption in favor of shared parenting as being in the best interest of the child, so that this is the default option with exceptions made when there is child abuse or neglect. [7] [20] In 2018, Kentucky became the first state to enact a shared parenting presumption law. [21] [13]
The National Association of Women Lawyers was instrumental in convincing the American Bar Association to create a Family Law section in many state courts, and pushed strongly for no-fault divorce law around 1960 (cf. Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act). In 1969, California became the first U.S. state to pass a no-fault divorce law. [15]
Law West Virginia 2019 HB2046: Foster (R) 7 (R), 1 (D) Presumption, joint To House Seniors, Children, and Family Issues (2019-01-09) Pending West Virginia 2019 SB474: Azinger (R) Presumption, joint To Judiciary (2019-01-30) Pending Wisconsin 2000 1999 Wisconsin Act 9 (Budget) Presumption, joint custody is in a child's best interest Passed Passed
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An Alabama district judge who presides over cases in juvenile court, often involving child abuse or neglect, has been suspended after a state-led investigation that looked at hundreds of cases and ...