Family Law 
Family Planning and Safe, Legal Abortion Go Hand in Hand – AlterNet
One in three women in the UK will have an abortion in her lifetime, most of whom will have been using contraception of some kind. Yet since as long ago as the late 1930s, there has been a split in … Continue reading
Source: Katherine Jackson’s ‘missing person’ incident is latest evidence of family’s extreme ‘dysfunction’ – FOX News
Alarm bells were raised over the weekend following the news that the matriarch of the Jackson family and legal guardian of Michael’s three children, Katherine Jackson, 82, was officially reported missing. But while the Los Angeles County …
FBI Says Family of Missing Iowa Girls Not Cooperating – ABC News
Law enforcement officials who have spent the past nine days searching for a pair of missing cousins in Iowa say some family members are not being completely cooperative and are now under close scrutiny. “Law enforcement has not received total … Continue reading
Katherine Jackson Reported Missing Amid Jackson Family Dispute – Hollywood Reporter
The Jackson family matriarch, who is the legal caretaker of Michael Jackson’s three children, was reported missing by her nephew late Saturday night; last week five of Katherine’s children signed a letter alleging Jackson’s estate managers are taking …
Family of slain man may seek legal action – Desert Sun
INDIO — Two months after a man was shot and killed on Interstate 10 by a California Highway Patrol officer, Robert Shirar’s family is considering legal action to find out why he died. Shirar, 32, crashed his truck on I-10 … Continue reading
Viewpoints: Would recognizing 3 parents destroy a family? – Sacramento Bee
State law should not force family law judges to rule in ways that hurt children. Yet, unfortunately, in a small handful of cases, state law forces family law judges to send children to foster care and separate them from a … Continue reading
A Family With Two Moms, Except in the Eyes of the Law – New York Times
Same-sex couples raising children must stand ready to prove to the world they are a family, just one that happens to have two mothers or two fathers. This constant burden of proof is especially difficult for families like the Muzingos, … Continue reading
Highlights of 45 years of legal advocacy by Pine Tree Legal Assistance – Bangor Daily News
Earliest caseload dominated by family law, rental housing, consumer matters — PTLA also handles some criminal cases that are not eligible for court-appointment at the time. • Staffing grew rapidly, but there was high staff turnover (typical …
Gold medal for cashing in goes to… Pippa and the Middletons: Family firm could be in breach of strict Olympic advertising laws with new products – Daily Mail
Flouting the law could result in court action and a £20,000 fine. Yet the Middleton family business, Party Pieces, is advertising on its website a huge range of goods under the headline Celebrate The Games, including Celebrate London bunting and … Continue reading
Kennedy family accused of acting like ‘crime family’ after Kerry Kennedy’s hit-run arrest – Daily Mail
The Kennedy family insist official tests will also come up clean. A law enforcement source told the New York Post: ‘The family is so aggressive, they act like some organized-crime family. ‘Ninety minutes after the State Police issued a press … Continue reading
