Tag Archives: Custody

Custody ruling against woman with cancer

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Randy Kessler

…the factors the judge likely focused on were those that affected the children and what would give them the best shot at good, stable futures. Continue reading →

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ABA meeting informative and rewarding

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Randy Kessler

The Annual American Bar Association meeting, held this year in Toronto, has been quite interesting.  I have gone to meetings for all sorts of committees (Commission on Youth at Risk, and many others) and seminars on all sorts of topics … Continue reading →

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New law-Custody for Military Families

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Randy Kessler

No law is perfect, but hopefully this law will help military families and their children, and hopefully does not reduce the emphasis that must always be placed on ensuring that we do what is in the best interests of the child. Continue reading →

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Why not seal divorce records?

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Randy Kessler

The parties, if they have children, will continue to interact and be somewhat interdependent on each other after the divorce. Why allow more roadblocks, like allowing outsiders to know their private business, to make their life any harder than it already will be? Continue reading →

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2010, the year in family law.

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Randy Kessler

Here’s to hoping that things get better for those who had a rough 2010, and that those who didn’t, continue to be blessed in 2011 and beyond. Continue reading →

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Judicial Elections, what is a lawyer’s role?

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Randy Kessler

That spot on the ballot for “judge” may just be the most important box you check. Continue reading →

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ABA Family Law Section to meet in Fort Worth

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Randy Kessler

This Wednesday through Saturday, the ABA Family Law Section hosts it’s annual Fall seminar (next October we are meeting in Las Vegas). True to form, the programming is excellent, filled with excellent speakers on excellent topics of interest to family … Continue reading →

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Temporary Custody should not automatically = Permanent Custody

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Randy Kessler

But if we, and importantly the judges, can know the very present, then we are more likely to formulate plans for our children that will work now, and hopefully into the future. Continue reading →

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Recalling the first test tube baby

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Randy Kessler

1978. That was the first time in the history of the world that a child was conceived outside of a mother’s body, with a donated/borrowed egg and then successfully carried through pregnancy to life. Continue reading →

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Closing a door, opening a window (Sandra Bullock for example)

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Randy Kessler

The bottom line is that change is inevitable and when it is as significant as a divorce, everything changes. Continue reading →

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Mel Gibson

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Randy Kessler

One thing is clear, especially to me as a family law attorney: abusive behavior is certainly not limited to the poor or uneducated. Continue reading →

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Mediation and Settlement

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Randy Kessler

I enjoy serving as a mediator and do it three or four times each year. Continue reading →

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Summer Visitation and Custody Issues

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Randy Kessler

Each summer, thousands of parents reach for their custody papers.  They need to re-read them to confirm which week is theirs, or if their ex can really insist on a certain schedule with the children.  Inevitably, visitation issues arise which … Continue reading →

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Families Matter

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Randy Kessler

Last week in Baltimore, MD, the University of Baltimore Law School and the ABA Family Law Section co-hosted a very special event, The Families Matter Symposium.   The “Families Matter” idea is a platform of three consecutive Chairs of the ABA Family … Continue reading →

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