Legal Information : What Is an Evidentiary Hearing for Child Custody?

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Legal Information : What Is an Evidentiary Hearing for Child Custody?

An evidentiary hearing for child custody is a legal hearing with testimony taken under oath from parents, minor children and experts who have interviewed the family.

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Divorce, Child Support & Child Custody

When you're divorcing, there's a lot to understand. Get the basics on every aspect of divorce, from the different ways you can process your divorce, to how you calculate child support, to the rules of property division. You'll rest easier when you have the facts. check to learn more.

Guidelines for Child Custody Evaluations in Family Law Proceedings

The following guidelines address what are commonly termed child custody evaluations, involving disputes over decision making, caretaking and access in the wake of marital or other relationship dissolution. check to learn more.

The Basics of Child Custody

Legal Custody refers to the right and responsibility of a parent to make decisions relating to the health, education, and general welfare of his or her child. Physical Custody refers mostly to the right and responsibility to choose where the child will live. check to learn more.

Family Law and Divorce

Divorce and all the legal issues associated with it—child custody, visitation, child support, alimony or spousal support, property division—these matters all differ based on state law. Every state has laws and processes set up to protect victims of domestic violence or abuse. check to learn more.

Families & Children

Review basic information on child abuse and neglect and the juvenile dependency court system that handles those cases as well as guardianship cases in juvenile court and information on de facto parents. check to learn more.