Family Law

Equal Custody Between Parents Should Be the Legal Norm – Huffington Post

Family law is an area that is full of legal presumptions. There are presumptions about who is a legal parent. There are presumptions in many states about what property is jointly owned. These are just two such examples. Yet, there … Continue reading

Tampa Bay health care providers see challenges ahead with reform law – St. Petersburg Times

associate vice president for health law, policy and safety at USF Health. Kumar said doctors in the Bayfront family medicine residency program are already being trained to work in more collaboratively with nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

Judge bars Kansas from cutting family planning funds – Kansas City Star

… Clinic sought the extension after the Legislature this year re-enacted restrictions on family planning funding. The dispute stems from a Kansas law requiring the state to first allocate some federal family planning money to public health …

Family Voices Joins Children’s Health Advocates to React to Affordable Care Act Ruling – San Francisco Gate

“We’re very pleased the Supreme Court upheld the entire Affordable Care Act,” said Family Voices Executive Director Sophie Arao-Nguyen. “The law is a great step forward in protecting and improving the health of all children, including children and …

Proposed UK law lays down ‘exile’ or ‘family breakup’ as choices under new ‘austere’ immigration rules – in.news.yahoo.com

London, June 9 (ANI): British citizens with foreign-born partners are to be given the choice of indefinite “exile” in countries including Yemen and Syria or face the breakup of their families if they want to remain in the UK, under … Continue reading

Reasonable Doubt: The unfortunate intersection of criminal and family law – Georgia Straight

Lately I’ve received a lot of referrals for domestic violence charges. In the court system, files where an assault allegation occurs in the context of a personal relationship such as a marriage or a committed relationship, is deemed a K-file. … Continue reading

Attorney Jennifer Owens Joins Buncher Law Corporation – YAHOO!

The Buncher Law Corporation (http://www.buncherfamilylaw.com) today announced that attorney Jennifer Owens has joined the firm’s Family Law practice in Irvine, California. Prior to her joining the Buncher Law Corporation, Owens was employed at the firm of …

Tierney bro-in-law reports to federal prison – Boston Herald

The convicted racketeer brother-in-law of U.S. Rep. John F. Tierney turned himself in to the feds to serve a three-year prison term this morning, telling reporters he stood by his comments yesterday that the congressman was well aware of the … Continue reading

Family Voices Joins Children’s Health Advocates to React to Affordable Care Act Ruling – YAHOO!

“We’re very pleased the Supreme Court upheld the entire Affordable Care Act,” said Family Voices Executive Director Sophie Arao-Nguyen. “The law is a great step forward in protecting and improving the health of all children, including children and …

Family Doctors Seen as Winners as High Court Upholds Law – Businessweek

When the Supreme Court upheld President Obama’s health-care law yesterday, many interested parties had cause to celebrate. Among them were family doctors who stand to gain both influence and money from the decision. Specialists such as …