Family Law 
Family Court backlog forces families to take matters into their own hands – couriermail.com.au
A recent study of 71 cases that involved one parent moving, found that 11 of the families lost their homes to fund legal bills. Family Court of Australia Chief Justice Diana Bryant said the Federal Magistrates Court, set up in … Continue reading
Immigrant family can sue over bad legal advice – Omaha World-Herald
IOWA CITY (AP) — A lawyer who gave bad advice that caused illegal immigrants from Ecuador to be separated from their children and grandchildren in Iowa for at least a decade can be sued for the family’s pain and suffering, … Continue reading
Local family has high hopes for health care law – Fox 19
President Obama’s health care law comes too late to help James Mingo, but the Walnut Hills man hopes it may help others. Mingo developed a rapidly progressing eye disease following a head injury, but without health insurance he says he … Continue reading
What’s next in health care? Implementation of law goes ahead – USA Today
Although “nothing will change tomorrow,” some consumers will see big changes by Jan. 1, 2014, when more aspects of the law take effect, said Karen Pollitz, a senior fellow at the Kaiser Family Foundation. Those changes include: •Insurers will …
Nats’ Ian Desmond takes brother-in-law deep – CBS Sports
By all accounts, at most family gatherings, a big-league player should be the top dog at the dinner table and command the biggest steak off the grill. Roenicke, though, will have to settle for scraps, because his brother-in-law, Nationals shortstop … Continue reading
Virginia has no all-encompassing legal definition of the word "family" – WSLS.com
Will Trinkle, and his partner, Juan Granados, described Carilion-owned Roanoke Athletic Club stripping them of a family membership as a “punch in the stomach.” I found other health clubs in Roanoke didn’t do any “punching,” but welcoming, like …
Health Law Ruling Throws Medicaid Growth Into Question – Wall Street Journal
The answer may be no, says Diane Rowland, an executive vice president of the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation. The law allows for people making as little as 100% of the poverty level to use the exchange, and get a subsidy. … Continue reading
Family in forced abortion case harassed in China – Santa Cruz Sentinel
… patrol outside Feng’s room in the hospital and even follow family members when they go to the washroom or leave the hospital, the sister said. Deng Jicai said her brother and sister-in-law had refrained from speaking to media but … Continue reading
Organic Lets Family Farms Prosper in Industrial-Agriculture Era – Bloomberg
It’s with that kind of mix, the Burkholders say, that a family farm can thrive in this era of industrial … $20 in profit after raising a 1,300-pound animal. Her father-in-law had sold his steers to big meatpackers, an arrangement … Continue reading
Chinese family-planning official fired for forced abortion – The Vancouver Sun
Feng Jianmei’s abortion was portrayed in the Chinese and international press as an example of the extreme measures some officials would take to control China’s population, even if it meant breaking Chinese law. China has used strict family-planning …
