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07-03-2007, 11:10 AM
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Hi, I'm currently doing a law research on family law. And i need to know if children are adequately protected after the breakdown of their parents' relationship? By a few resources that I've obtained there's a few evidence which says that the wishes of a child is paramount in the court's decision. Is there any other statement that could support this evidence? And is there other ways that child are adequately protected? Please help  |
07-03-2007, 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by 0703G62039  Hi, I'm currently doing a law research on family law. And i need to know if children are adequately protected after the breakdown of their parents' relationship? By a few resources that I've obtained there's a few evidence which says that the wishes of a child is paramount in the court's decision. Is there any other statement that could support this evidence? And is there other ways that child are adequately protected? Please help | Keep doing research. The wishes of a child are NOT paramount. In any state. In any court's decision.
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07-03-2007, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by 0703G62039 Hi, I'm currently doing a law research on family law. And i need to know if children are adequately protected after the breakdown of their parents' relationship? By a few resources that I've obtained there's a few evidence which says that the wishes of a child is paramount in the court's decision. Is there any other statement that could support this evidence? And is there other ways that child are adequately protected? Please help | Perhaps you might be better served by finding court procedures and statutes that protect the BEST INTEREST of the child, rather than their "wishes". After all, I am still "wishing" for a pony.  |
07-03-2007, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by fairisfair Perhaps you might be better served by finding court procedures and statutes that protect the BEST INTEREST of the child, rather than their "wishes". After all, I am still "wishing" for a pony. | I thought you had one already! Put it on your xmas list this year.
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07-03-2007, 12:19 PM
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07-03-2007, 12:22 PM
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| | I always wanted a piano and Lite-Brite, but never got them. I want my sock monkey that I lost, which has caused me to have unresolved issues as an adult.  |
07-03-2007, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by MyHouse I always wanted a piano and Lite-Brite, but never got them. I want my sock monkey that I lost, which has caused me to have unresolved issues as an adult. | I had a lite brite. 'Til my dad stepped on one of those pointy pegs in the shag carpet. |
07-03-2007, 07:23 PM
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| | I guess I've been pretty blessed in my life, even with alot of seemingly insurmountable problems. As a kid, I wished for a nice husband, a nice house and nice kids. Even though it took a while and even though I lost a few things on the way, over the years, most of my wishes actually have come true. EXCEPT- I still want to win the lottery, I still want to go to Egypt to see the pyramids, and I still want to go to Ireland to see my great great grandparents' homes and graves. But, alas, without winning the lottery, the others probably won't happen. But I've got a wonderful husband, both my parents are still alive, 3 good kids and 2 grandchildren, so I really can't complain too much. Oh, except, I too have never had the pony I asked Santa for when I was 6.  |
07-04-2007, 09:19 AM
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| | | Well is there any example of cases or statute which protects the best interest of the child? |
07-04-2007, 11:34 AM
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| | Sure. There's tons of them. Go to your local law library and ask the librarian for help.
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| okay so basically I am supposed to look online at each particular state and then get their specific question answered?---kidyivau1
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07-04-2007, 07:04 PM
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| | | This may be WAY more simplistic than you need - I couldn't tell from your post how informed you already are - but Wikipedia actually has a pretty good overview of child support standards and the Best Interests of the Child doctrine. Since each state applies their own child support guidelines, and they can vary significantly from state-to-state, you would need to check each state's application of the Best Interests doctrine to see how it is handled. Some state's give a lot more weight to the Best Interests of the Child than others - even imposing strict restrictions on the parents if it benefits the child. |
07-04-2007, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by quincy This may be WAY more simplistic than you need - I couldn't tell from your post how informed you already are - but Wikipedia actually has a pretty good overview of child support standards and the Best Interests of the Child doctrine. Since each state applies their own child support guidelines, and they can vary significantly from state-to-state, you would need to check each state's application of the Best Interests doctrine to see how it is handled. Some state's give a lot more weight to the Best Interests of the Child than others - even imposing strict restrictions on the parents if it benefits the child. | Good info now. . .
c'mon Quincy, tell Santa what you wanted. . . |
07-04-2007, 11:35 PM
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| | Geez...what DIDN'T I want! I was one greedy little kid!! | |
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