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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.
A former state children’s advocate who angered her bosses with her forceful style on behalf of abused children and foster parents is facing the loss of custody of her own adopted son after a ...
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.
The county courts are the state of Florida's trial courts, and are of general jurisdiction. There is a county court in each of Florida's 67 counties. County courts have jurisdiction: In all misdemeanor cases not cognizable by the circuit courts; [1] Of all violations of municipal and county ordinances; [2]
Florida's counties are subdivisions of the state government. Florida's most populous county is Miami-Dade County, the seventh most populous county in the nation, with a population of 2,701,767 as of the 2020 census. [2] In 1968, counties gained the power to develop their own charters. [3] All but two of Florida's county seats are incorporated ...
For states, the "Status" column in the table below includes a link to a list of the counties (boroughs and census areas in Alaska; parishes in Louisiana) for that state including the county codes as defined in FIPS PUB 6-4. The listings of counties for other areas are set out at the end of this article.
Pages in category "Trials regarding custody of children" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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