Tag: guardianship new mexico
Petition for guardianships in New Mexico
Posted October 13, 2018 07:05:00A new lawsuit filed by a father and son seeks to block a California judge’s ruling that will allow them to get guardianship over their 6-year-old daughter.In a statement, the lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in Santa Ana, said it would file a request for an injunction that would prevent…
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Supreme Court: Temporary guardianship in Kansas can’t be used as a basis for criminal prosecution
A US Supreme Court decision allowing Kansas to begin taking temporary guardianship cases has raised questions about the constitutionality of the state’s law, which allows only married couples.The justices’ decision on Wednesday also raises questions about whether Kansas should be allowed to use temporary guardianships as a substitute for criminal convictions.Kansas has been in court…
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How to avoid court fights for child care, parents say
A Florida woman is suing her ex-husband for custody of their 3-year-old son because the child’s father has died, the Associated Press reported on Thursday.Shannon Sargent filed suit against her former husband, Robert Sargents, in U.S. District Court in Tampa in October and filed the lawsuit Thursday after the ex-boyfriend refused to take responsibility for…
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