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  2. Child custody laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

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    The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) is a Uniform Act drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 1997. [1] The UCCJEA has since been adopted by 49 U.S. States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

  4. List of shared parenting legislation - Wikipedia

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    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

  5. Supreme Court rejects appeal from Indiana parents who lost ...

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    In a statement following the Supreme Court's denial, Mary and Jeremy Cox referred to their child as "our son" and said losing custody of the teen "because of their beliefs will stay with us forever."

  6. Divorce Laws in Indiana - AOL

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    You just have to make sure you understand the laws of your state, … Continue reading → The post Divorce Laws in Indiana appeared first on SmartAsset Blog. Divorce Laws in Indiana

  7. Roe v. Roe - Wikipedia

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    Roe v. Roe was a landmark child custody case in Virginia that denied the father custody due to his sexual orientation. [1] The 1985 case was brought to the Virginia Supreme Court and the father's custody was removed due to “continuous exposure of his nine-year-old daughter to his immoral and illicit homosexual relationship rendered him an unfit and improper custodian.”

  8. Indiana parents asking U.S. Supreme Court to take case ... - AOL

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    The Coxes lost custody of their then-16-year-old in 2021, after the Indiana Department of Child Services petitioned a Madison County court, alleging the teen's physical and mental condition was ...

  9. Bottoms v. Bottoms - Wikipedia

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    Bottoms v. Bottoms, 457 S.E.2d 102 (Va. 1995), was a landmark child custody case in Virginia that awarded custody of the child to the grandmother instead of the mother, primarily because the mother was a lesbian. [1] In April 1993, Kay Bottoms sued her daughter, Sharon Bottoms, for custody of Sharon Bottoms' son, Tyler Doustou.