Florida Child Injury Lawyer James W. Dodson has written When Kids Suffer Big Injuries - A Parent's Guide to Child Injury in Florida to give parents or guardians of an injured child, basic information to help them make informed decisions to protect their child's legal rights.

Unfortunately, a divorce is akin to a war; one does not go to battle without being sufficiently prepared and without considering every strategy prior to engagement. In Winning Divorce Strategies, author and attorney Brian D. Perskin details the tactics his firm has learned and the mistakes he's seen in divorce cases with the with the goal of maximizing your happiness and ensuring you achieve the best possible outcome.

From filing for divorce through the trial, Winning Divorce Strategies provides guidance to help you avoid the pitfalls of divorce and to help you prepare a game plan to take control of your divorce. It provides information on choosing a lawyer; deciding to litigate ornegotiate; recognizing the opposition; filing and serving papers; being prepared; making financial decisions; winning custody strategies; and negotiating a win-win settlement.

Through experience gained from real-life situations, Perskin shares the divorce secrets he has discovered and details the tactics that have been designed to ensure you are in the best possible position throughout the case.

100 Effective Ways to be an Extraordinary Parent offers the prime pearls of wisdom from a mother of four dynamic kids. These simple and concise tips can help parents deal with the everyday challenges that face the family as well as the larger issues presented by modern culture and mass media.

Commentaries on the Conflicts of Laws: Foreign and Domestic in Regard to Contracts, Rights, and Remedies, and Especially in Regard to Marriages, Divorces, Wills, Successions, and Judgments (Volume 1)
By Joseph Story, LLD
Contents
I-Introductory Remarks
II-General Maxims of International Jurisprudence
III-National Domicil
IV-Capacity of Persons
V-Marriage
VI-Incidents to Marriages
VII-Foreign Divorces
VIII-Foreign Contracts
Excerpt from Chapter I
The earth has long since been divided into distinct nations, inhabiting different regions, speaking different languages, engaged in different pursuits, and attached to different forms of government. It is natural that, under such circumstances, there should be many variances in their institutions, customs, laws, and polity', and that these variances should result sometimes from accident, and sometimes from design, sometimes from superior skill and knowledge of local interests, and sometimes from a choice founded in ignorance and supported by the prejudices of imperfect civilization. Climate and geographical position, and the physical adaptations springing from them, must at all times have had a powerful influence in the organization of each society, and have given a peculiar complexion and character to many of its arrangements. The bold, intrepid, and hardy natives of the north of Europe, whether civilized or barbarous, would scarcely desire or tolerate the indolent inactivity and luxurious indulgences of the Asiatics. Nations inhabiting the borders of the ocean, and accustomed to maritime intercourse with other nations, would naturally require institutions and laws adapted to their pursuits and enterprises, which would be wholly unfit for those who should be placed in the interior of a continent, and should maintain very different relations with their neighbors, both in peace and war. Accordingly we find that, from the earliest records of authentic history, there has been (as far at least as we can trace them) little uniformity in the laws, usages, policy, and institutions either of contiguous or of distant nations. The Egyptians, the Medes, the Persians, the Greeks, and the Romans differed not more in their characters and employments from each other, than in their institutions and laws. They had little desire to learn or to borrow from each other; and indifference, if not contempt, was the habitual state of almost every ancient nation in regard to the internal polity of...
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In July, 2012, A court in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania found Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry A. Sandusky guilty on 45 counts of sexual abuse. But the full measure of the horrible acts committed by Sandusky and the failure of the university to protect these children is no better documented than in this special investigative report produced by Louis Freeh, of Freeh Sporkin & Sullivan, LLP. Here is the complete document of 10 chapters including exhibits, and amplified by statements by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett and Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly. Says Corbett: "We have to continue to focus on child sexual abuse-to shine a bright light in those dark places where the Jerry Sanduskys of the world lurk-places that most definitely exist in our society. We need to continue to protect our children and to learn from the lessons of this case."

The decision to leave a spouse is one thing. Understanding and navigating the divorce process thereafter is another entirely. Each divorce is different. The good news is that there is a general path in the overall process which can be charted. This book will show you how. Sure, you can read a pamphlet or get a free half hour with a divorce solicitor to try to understand what's going to happen to you and in which order. However, without parting with even more money, you may not really see through the fog of the overall divorce process that you may endure for many months to come. Addicted to Wedding Cake aims to signpost the route through the jargon and procedures to the day when your divorce is over. It will explain the nitty gritty and provide samples of some of the court forms you are likely to encounter along the way. This is a guide of how the English and Welsh divorce system works. It's not a guide on deciding to divorce, because that's your personal decision (or a fact if you are the one being divorced). It is about the journey of divorce and will help you to understand what's going on and that you are not alone. Divorce can be an undignified and hollow experience, however this guide will help you to make the best of the situation and manage your expectations.

The Louisiana Divorce Handbook is the most comprehensive book of valuable information and winning strategies regarding Louisiana divorce, child custody, child support, spousal support, alimony, community property division, domestic abuse allegations, paternity, choosing the right lawyer, legal fees, prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreements, taxes, credit concerns, name change, parental kidnapping, and money saving tips. The Louisiana Divorce Handbook is written by New Orleans divorce lawyer Stephen Rue who has been voted the "Best Attorney" in the Gambit Weekly's "Best of New Orleans" Readers Poll for 2012. New Orleans divorce attorney Stephen Rue has also been voted the "Best Divorce Lawyer" in Gambit Weekly Reader's Poll each time that it has had the category (2001 and 2002). Louisiana family law attorney Stephen Rue represented well over 1000 individuals in their divorce proceedings throughout Louisiana, including: Orleans Parish, Jefferson Parish, St. Charles Parish, St. John the Baptist Parish, St. James Parish, St. Tammany Parish, St. Bernard Parish, Plaquemine Parish, East Baton rouge Parish and other parishes throughout the State of Louisiana. The Louisiana Divorce Handbook is the best source of information for anyone considering a divorce or going through a divorce, custody, child support or similar family law related issue.

The prevalence of violence in our communities, neighborhoods, and homes places children at high risk of exposure. The potential for harm to children exposed to violence is considerable. In the short term, children's lives are often radically disrupted when their parents, loved ones, or they themselves are harmed. A range of feelings is evoked, including helplessness, hopelessness, fear, and aggression, among others. The long-term effects can be devastating, including difficulties in school, work, and relationships and physical and mental health problems. Children exposed to violence may be revictimized later in life, or they may become victimizers themselves, as studies indicate that children exposed to violence are at greater risk of perpetrating violent acts. Convened by the U.S. Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services, the National Summit on Children Exposed to Violence brought experts together to develop a framework for understanding and addressing children's exposure to violence. This Summary describes that framework, creating an action plan that outlines principles for preventing and reducing the negative impact of the exposure to violence on children. Through understanding the challenges, knowing the facts, constructing effective programs, and working across disciplines, we are taking a significant step toward ensuring a safe start for all children.

The Uniformed Services Former Spouses Protection Act is a law which divides the retainer pay of military retirees with former spouses for life, without regard to fault, merit or need.If you are affected by this law you need to understand how it was passed in direct contradiction of a U. S. Supreme Court ruling, and learn what you can do to fight for its modification and/or repeal.If you are married and contemplating a military career, or in the military and thinking about getting married, you had better read this book before its too late Includes the full text of the Law and the McCarty v. McCarty decision.INCLUDES: Divorce in General: Not the Same as a General Getting DivorcedThe Problem: The Pendulum Has Swung Too FarThe McCarty Decision: The Men in Black got this one right...Stealth and Deception: Taking the "Supreme" Out of the Supreme CourtThe Rule of Property: You Can't Take It With You...Can You?The Retirement Myth: We're Not Done With You Just Yet The UCMJ: How About a Uniform Code of Spousal Justice? Taking the Oath: Or, Saying "I Do"Basic Training Is No Honeymoon: Parris Island is Not Fantasy IslandEqual Contribution I: In the Field vs. In the MallEqual Contribution II: Deployments, And Those We Leave BehindEqual Contribution III: Three Hots and a CotEqual Contribution IV: WIAs and KIAs in the CommissaryFormulas for Disaster: One of These States is Not Like the OtherThe IRS: Emasculating the 550 Pound GorillaThe 20 Year Obligation: For Some...Windfall Profits: A Reward For Time Not Served Retroactivity: You Retired When?Statute of Limitations: "Oh, by the way..."Remarriage: A Cottage IndustryDFAS: Divorced Fools Are ScrewedSBP: The Ex-Spouse Benefit Plan?The Thrift Savings Plan: A Different StoryThe Gender Issue: Good For the Goose, Good For the Gander?Garnishment: It's Not For EveryoneMilitary Retention: Why Stay For Half a Loaf?The Military Divorce Rate: Stand By Your Man (Or Not)Who's On First?: Let's Make a Federal (or State) Issue Out of ItForced Retirement: Well, You Could Retire Now The Other Benefits: Medical, Commissary and the ExchangeDividing Disability Pay: After All, You've Got Two Legs Without Fault, Merit, or Need: USFSPA Horror StoriesThe Rumsfeld Town Hall Meeting: Say It Ain't So, Don Keeping the Troops Informed: Shhhhhh Reform Legislation: A Political Hot PotatoEX-POSE and Doris Mozley: The Professional Former SpousesThe ARA: Fighting the Good FightThe Law: U.S.C. 10 1408 et seq The Decision: McCarty v. McCarty, 453 U.S. 210 (1981)

In 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that laws prohibiting interracial marriage were unconstitutional in Loving vs. Virginia. Although this case promotes marital freedom and racial equality, there are still significant legal and social barriers to the free formation of intimate relationships. Marriage continues to be the sole measure of commitment, mixed relationships continue to be rare, and same-sex marriage is only legal in 6 out of 50 states. Most discussion of Loving celebrates the symbolic dismantling of marital discrimination. This book, however, takes a more critical approach to ask how Loving has influenced the loving of America. How far have we come since then, and what effect did the case have on individual lives?

This book of motions allows you to obtain any type of relief in court if a parent is in violation of a prior final judgment or court order.

ATTORNEY DANIE VICTOR HAS BEEN PRACTICING LAW IN AND LECTURING WORLDWIDE ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS SINCE 1991. ALL REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA FACSIMILE ONLY: 772-283-2331

Each year, nearly 1.3 million children are reported missing. Although the unforeseen absence of a child is always upsetting, fortunately most missing children are returned home in a short period of time. This fact, however, provides little consolation for the parents of children whose whereabouts and welfare remain unknown. When your child is missing, your whole world seems to fall apart. You are bombarded by questions from friends, neighbors, the police, and the media and forced to make decisions that you never thought you would have to make. You feel desperate, confused, isolated. You may feel that you have nowhere to go for help or support. Many parents who have faced similar crises have said that they wished they had a book to tell them where to turn when their child was missing. They felt that they were left on their own to figure out what to do. They longed for someone to give them direction or to tell them where to go for help and what needs to be done. They also wished they had known what to expect and how to respond. This Guide was written by parents and family members who have experienced the disappearance of a child. It contains their combined advice concerning what you can expect when your child is missing, what you can do, and where you can go for help. It explains the role that various agencies and organizations play in the search for your missing child and discusses some of the important issues that you and your family need to consider. The first checklist, What You Should Do When Your Child Is First Missing, summarizes the most critical steps that parents should take when their child is first missing, including whom to call, what to do to preserve evidence, and where to turn for help. The rest of the Guide is divided into seven chapters, each of which is structured to allow you to find the information you need quickly and easily. Each chapter explains both the short- and long-term issues and contains a checklist and chapter summary for later reference. Chapter 1, The Search, focuses on the search for your child and explains how you as a parent can best participate in the search. Chapter 2, Law Enforcement, describes your relationship with law enforcement and offers tips that will help you work together effectively. Chapter 3, The Media, examines issues related to the media, including media packages, press conferences, and interviews. Chapter 4, Photo and Flier Distribution, offers suggestions for producing fliers about your child and for managing the photo and flier distribution process. Chapter 5, Volunteers, focuses on the many uses of volunteers-both trained and untrained-to help in the search and to provide for the needs of the family. Chapter 6, Rewards and Donations, discusses the use of rewards and the management of monetary donations. Chapter 7, Personal and Family Considerations, emphasizes the need to take care of yourself, your children, and members of your extended family. A list of recommended readings and a list of public and private resources appear at the back of the Guide. It is important to note that there is no right or wrong way to respond to the disappearance of a child, nor is there a right or wrong way to feel. The path you follow must be right for you. What makes sense for you will be based on your needs, your experiences, and your circumstances. Our hope is that the Guide will help you to make informed decisions about what you do and how you go about it. You may find that the information in this Guide is overwhelming right now. If so, ask family members, friends, or other support persons to read it for you. They can help you take the steps needed to help recover your missing child. Finally, as hard as it may seem, try to remain hopeful. Remember that hope is more than a wish, helping you to clear this hurdle. Hope is essential to your survival.

A penetrating study of the divergent messages that the Law Society of England and Wales versus the UK College of Family Mediators subtly transmit to their members about the professional approach to adopt in divorce and custody disputes. Dr. Webley uses a grounded theory method to analyse training, accreditation, best practice statements, and codes of conduct contrasting the two professions -- and their divergent self-identities. Do they promote healing and agreement among divorcing couples, and involvement of the children in decision-making, or adversarial litigation and paternalism? Are their styles traditionally feminine or masculine? From her dissertation Abstract: "The study examines the extent to which the training, accreditation and codes of conduct of family solicitors and family mediators privilege adversarial or consensus based approaches to divorce for their clients, in the light of statements made around the time of the passage of the Family Law Bill, which suggested a dichotomy in professional approach by these two professional groups. It considers further the nature of professional identity for each of the professional groupings, as constructed through the messages delivered by the professional bodies." Part of the Dissertation Series from Quid Pro Books.

The first few minutes and hours after a child has been abducted are critical to any search and rescue effort. They often can mean the difference between a happy reunion between parents and child and missed opportunities and regret. At these crucial moments, everyone involved in the search and rescue effort must understand how the entire process works and his or her role in the effort. This guide, which spells out roles and responsibilities and the progression of events in a well-coordinated AMBER Alert process, was created to support and improve national, state, regional, and local responses to child abductions. Over the past decade, as AMBER Alert has expanded into a nationwide program, we at the Office of Justice Programs and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention have worked hard to identify what works and how we can improve the process of issuing an alert and coordinating public input into the search. We have sought out the many AMBER Alert stakeholders for their expertise and insights into how to enhance the process. Our partners have told us a great deal about what works and what issues must be considered to develop an effective AMBER Alert plan. This publication encapsulates the knowledge and expertise that our partners have shared with us. It provides a general overview of each discipline's responsibilities when an AMBER Alert has been issued and recommends practices to improve the response to cases of missing or abducted children. We have made tremendous progress since 1996, when the first AMBER Alert plan was launched. However, as with any major initiative that brings together many agencies and organizations, we must remain vigilant and find ways to improve our understanding of how each stakeholder's role and responsibility fits into the overall collaboration. The stakes are high because the safety and welfare of our children are in the balance. This guide will help states and communities more effectively execute and coordinate their response when their children need them the most.

This book examines in detail the status of children in the EU. Drawing on a range of disciplinary perspectives, including the sociology of childhood and human rights discourse, it offers a critical analysis of the legal and policy framework underpinning EU children's rights across a range of areas, including family law, immigration, and child protection. Traditionally children's rights at this level have been articulated primarily in the context of the free movement of persons provisions, inevitably restricting entitlement to migrant children of EU nationality. In the past decade, however, innovative interpretations of Community law by the ECJ, coupled with important constitutional developments, have prompted the institutions to develop a much more robust children's rights agenda. This culminated in the Commission's launch, in July 2006, of a comprehensive EU strategy to promote and safeguard the rights of the child, as well as the incorporation of a range of children's rights provisions into the proposed Lisbon Treaty. The book therefore comes at a pivotal point in the history of EU children's rights, providing a detailed and critical overview of a range of substantive areas, and making an important contribution to international children's rights studies. It will be a useful reference point for anyone interested in how the EU has developed policies for children's rights. (Series: Modern Studies in European Law - Vol. 32)

Every day, in communities across the country, children are abducted by people they know, by family members, by people they have met on the Internet, by acquaintances, and by complete strangers. It is estimated that more than one million children are reported missing each year. Fortunately, many of these children return home safely within a short period of time. Unfortunately, some do not return at all. And some children who return face major obstacles in their road to recovery and healing. Several years ago, the Department of Justice, through its Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), pledged itself to helping the victims of abduction, whether it be the families, the siblings left behind, or the children themselves. We have created resources to help these families cope with the aftermath of abduction and begin the healing process. With the assistance of family members who have experienced firsthand the abduction of a child, OJJDP created a guide for families of missing and abducted children, titled When Your Child Is Missing: A Family Survival Guide-one of the resources most widely requested and used by families of missing and abducted children. In 2006, we created What About Me? Coping With the Abduction of a Brother or Sister, which helps siblings who were left behind cope in the aftermath of the abduction. This third document, You're Not Alone: The Journey from Abduction to Empowerment, was prepared with the assistance of young adults who were themselves abducted as children and who are walking the path of healing and recovery. It is designed to help others who experience abduction begin to put their lives back together. Each abduction is different, and so is the path to recovery. And though the road to recovery is different for everyone, the destination is the same-to find empowerment and normalcy, and to live as full a life as possible.

Ideas and Debates in Family Law is written for family law students, at undergraduate level and beyond, who are looking for less orthodox ideas about family law. The book's first section looks at themes in family law, addressing challenges facing the family justice system, rights and responsibilities, and the internationalisation of the law regulating families. The second section is focused on adult relationships: it suggests new ways for the law to allocate legal consequences for families, debates the consequences of the 'contractualisation' of marriage, and explores the value of 'fairness' in family finances. The third section is about children, discussing the welfare principle, parental responsibility and practical parenting. Although these issues sound common enough in a family law book, the discussions found here are far from common. Useful by itself or alongside a textbook, Ideas and Debates in Family Law offers new and thought-provoking perspectives on family law issues. 'Rob George is a new, distinctive and powerful voice in family law scholarship. In this book he subjects received and emerging opinions to incisive examination, providing readers with the intellectual invigoration associated with first class seminars. Above all, he re-claims family law as a significant branch of the idea and practice of justice.' John Eekelaar, Pembroke College, Oxford 'Building on a successful format for undergraduate seminars in Oxford, this unique student text presents an exciting array of thought-provoking debates and intellectually stimulating, sometimes unorthodox, ideas. It will help students to situate their knowledge and to think more deeply and critically about family law and policy. I applaud this book's focus and content and Rob George's vision in writing it.' Stephen Gilmore, King's College London 'Whether you are a student looking for interesting points to make your work first class or an academic wanting an overview of family law theory, this is the book for you. Rob George has brilliantly captured the main issues facing family lawyers and policy makers at this fascinating time. All the major concepts in family law - marriage; parenthood; family - are having to be rethought and redefined. This book provides an excellent starting point for how we might go about reimagining family law and policy.' Jonathan Herring, Exeter College, Oxford

An unflinching expose of how the family, juvenile, and criminal justice systems monetize the communities they purport to serve and trap them in crushing poverty Injustice, Inc. exposes the ways in which justice systems exploit America's history of racial and economic inequality to generate revenue on a massive scale. With searing legal analysis, Daniel L. Hatcher uncovers how courts, prosecutors, police, probation departments, and detention facilities are abandoning ethics to churn vulnerable children and adults into unconstitutional factory-like operations. Hatcher reveals stark details of revenue schemes and reflects on the systemic racialized harm of the injustice enterprise. He details how these corporatized institutions enter contracts to make money removing children from their homes, extort fines and fees, collaborate with debt collectors, seize property, incentivize arrests and evictions, enforce unpaid child labor, maximize occupancy in detention and "treatment" centers, and more. Injustice, Inc. underscores the need to unravel these predatory operations, which have escaped public scrutiny for too long.

ATTORNEY DANIE VICTOR HAS BEEN PRACTICING LAW IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA SINCE 1991.

This manual is a 'how to' for conducting a successful Juvenile Mediation, whether you want to become a Court Appointed Mediator, or simply start your own Juvenile Mediation business. There are no laws in the State of Georgia limiting, or restricting the practice of Juvenile Mediation outside of the court system. The reader is taken by the hand and guided through each step of a Juvenile Mediation, and the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Rules. This Juvenile Mediation Practitioner Manual is approved by the Georgia Bar for use in the training of attorneys. The information contained within this manual is easily adaptable to satisfy the laws of your locale. The corner stone of Juvenile Mediation is the healing process between children in conflict with society and each other. John Locke said that we left the forest to form government and protect our property. What about our children, did they become lost on our way to the Forum? Do we protect some, while locking others up? Let us be of one mind and give our children their childhood. We owe them that much. Psychologists say our experiences in society determine our destiny. The child is no different. Juvenile Mediation is crucial for setting children back on the right course, while showing them it is by far better to build bridges of friendships, creating allies, than bullying another. Therein lies the power of a child.

This book contains all the Family Law Rules and Forms applicable to any State Court.

Identifying programs that have been proven effective is essential to preventing juvenile violence and delinquency. The Blueprints for Violence Prevention initiative, developed by the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence at the University of Colorado-Boulder and supported by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, has developed and implemented research-based criteria for evaluating program effectiveness. Given limited resources, communities seek to ensure that the programs they implement will produce the desired results. After reviewing more than 600 programs, the Blueprints initiative has identified 11 model programs and 21 promising programs that prevent violence and drug use and treat youth with problem behaviors. To further assess the effectiveness of the Blueprints programs, OJJDP funded replications of Blueprints programs nationwide- delivering training and technical assistance to 42 sites replicating 8 of the Blueprints model violence prevention programs and to another 105 sites (representing approximately 400 schools) implementing a model drug prevention program. This Report describes the Blueprints programs, presents lessons learned about program implementation, and provides recommendations for program designers, funders, and implementing agencies and organizations. It is hoped that the information provided in this Report will assist communities in selecting and implementing research-based programs that enable youth to fulfill their potential and lead productive lives.