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July 2012

Miami-Dade Passes Resolution: Freedom from DV is a Fundamental Human Right

Posted on: 07/25/2012
Miami-Dade County Commission unanimously passed a resolution declaring that "freedom from domestic violence is a fundamental human right" and "all local government agencies to incorporate these principles into their policies and practices."
 

Gillespie vs. Gillespie, CSA, June 29, 2012

Posted on: 07/23/2012
Gillespie vs. Gillespie
 
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Nos. 960, 2153, Sept.

Toland vs. Futagi (2012) UCCJEA Case

Posted on: 07/20/2012
TOLAND v. FUTAGI, 425 Md. 365 (2012)
 
No. 83, Sept. Term, 2011, March 28, 2012
 
The father, as the child's sole surviving parent, filed a complaint to establish custody of the child, who lived in Japan with her maternal grandmother.  The maternal grandmother had been appointed as the child's guardian pursuant to a Japanese decree.

Petition for Cert. Docketed Appealing 1st Circuit's Rejection of DOMA

Posted on: 07/18/2012

Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives v. Nancy Gill, et al.

On July 3, 2012, Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives v. Nancy Gill, et al., was docketed in the United States Supreme Court, seeking review of Massachusetts v. HHS.

In Massachusetts v. HHS, the 1st Circuit held that DOMA was not adequately supported by any permissible federal interest, and therefore violated equal protection principles.

Windsor v. U.S. - USDC So. Dist. of NY Rejects DOMA

Posted on: 07/18/2012
Windsor v. U.S.

833 F. Supp.2d 394

Massachusetts v. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services - 1st Circuit Rejects DOMA

Posted on: 07/18/2012
Massachusetts v. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services

Nos. 10-2204, 10-2207, 10-2214

Custody and Military Deployment: Proposed Federal Law, Proposed Uniform Law, Some State Laws, and Latest News

Posted on: 07/18/2012
UNIFORM DEPLOYED PARENTS CUSTODY AND VISITATION ACT
 
The Uniform Law Commission has a Committee to Draft a Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act.  This committee will prepare an act that provides standards and procedures for resolving visitation

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