Constitutional Family Law Issues in the News
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case in which former adoptive parents are challenging the Indian Child Welfare Act. http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court-conflicted-about-what-law-dictates-for-baby-veronica/2013/04/16/ba1156a6-a6b6-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html The Fairfax County Circuit Court ruled that Virginia’s law governing marriage celebrants is unconstitutional. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/fairfax-judge-finds-state-law-on-marriage-celebrants-unconstitutional/2013/04/01/dbb8eb34-9ae0-11e2-9bda-edd1a7fb557d_story.html
Interesting Articles in Family Law-March 2013
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that an international custody dispute is not moot simply because the mother removed the child from the United States. http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-says-us-courts-still-have-work-to-do-in-international-child-custody-case/2013/02/19/c8b69172-7aaa-11e2-9c27-fdd594ea6286_story.html The New York Times discusses the trend of divorcing women choosing to create new surnames for themselves. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/17/fashion/much-in-common-but-in-name-only.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&ref=fashion A mother is suing a local psychologist who recommended that a court […]