Florida readers may have seen or read media coverage of a highly contentious child custody case that led to three children being sent to juvenile detention. The matter made headlines after a judge found the kids -- ages 9, 11 and 14 -- in contempt for refusing to...
Child Custody
Should poor parents lose their child custody rights?
An unusual and disturbing case is making its way through the legal system and will be heard before one state's Supreme Court. At issue in the case is whether a parent should lose his or her parental rights over financial struggles. The matter may end up before the...
Indian child custody case goes before Supreme Court
A recent child custody case that may have caught the attention of Florida residents is presently before the Supreme Court. The case begins in 2009, when a young man in Oklahoma learned that his pregnant fiancee no longer wanted to date him. The man gave up on the...