A conservative think tank tied to the architects of Project 2025 is rolling out a sweeping set of policy proposals aimed at reshaping American families and promoting marriage and childbearing between heterosexual couples, according to a report obtained by The ...

BOSTON, MA — Where a father has petitioned for his child’s return to Brazil, the petition should be granted because Brazil is the “most appropriate forum” for the adjudication of the custody dispute. “This is a dispute between two Brazilian ...

BOSTON, MA — Where a Juvenile Court judge ordered that a child be returned to Indiana pursuant to a requisition issued by an Indiana court under the Interstate Compact on Juveniles (ICJ), that order should be reversed because custody proceedings ...

BOSTON, MA — Where a defendant has filed an appeal challenging a G.L.c. 209A abuse prevention order, a remand is necessary because of an inability to determine whether the District Court judge applied the correct standard when she issued the ...

DETROIT, MI — Where a plaintiff has filed an appeals challenging an awarding the defendant counsel fees for time spent opposing the plaintiff’s objection to the referee’s recommendation that his request for a modification of parenting time be denied, the ...

DETROIT, MI — Where an appeal has been filed in a divorce case, the trial court did not abuse its discretion by revising the parties’ uniform spousal support order, but the court abused its discretion by awarding counsel fees without ...

BOSTON, MA — To me, all things connected to classical mythology belie a treasure trove of timeless wisdom, ironies, metaphors and paradoxes. A prime example is my favorite month of the year: January, named after Janus, the Roman god depicted ...

PROVIDENCE, RI — A defendant’s motion for compassionate release should be denied because she did not establish how her son’s mental illness renders him incapacitated in a way that would make him incapable of caring for her grandchild, a U.S. ...

ROCHESTER, NY — A state appeals court has ruled that the consent of a father is not required for his child to be adopted. In July 2024, Yates County Family Court Judge Patrick F. McAllister ruled that the biological father’s ...

BOSTON, MA — A woman who obtained title to her home through divorce lacked standing to challenge the sufficiency of a notice of default issued in foreclosure proceedings commenced against her ex-husband for his failure to make mortgage payments on ...