The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Arizona's circuit court) recently ruled that non-custodial parents with court-ordered visitation rights have a liberty interest in the companionship, care, custody, and management of their children. Brittain v. Hansen (06/22/06 - No. 03-57012).
Trial court erred in holding that a 15-year-old girl's marriage to an adult man was void ad initio because they did not obtain judicial consent, the Colorado Court of Appeals held June 15. Pointing out that Colorado recognizes common-law marriage, the court noted that there is no statutory provision indicating that the state does not follow the common-law age of consent for marriage, which is age 12 for girls. Thus, it said that so long as all other elements of a common-law marriage are present, the couple's marriage is valid. In re J.M.H., Colo. Ct. App., No. 04CA0740, 6/15/06.
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Continue Reading...Trial court erred in holding that a 15-year-old girl's marriage to an adult man was void ad initio because they did not obtain judicial consent, the Colorado Court of Appeals held June 15. Pointing out that Colorado recognizes common-law marriage, the court noted that there is no statutory provision indicating that the state does not follow the common-law age of consent for marriage, which is age 12 for girls. Thus, it said that so long as all other elements of a common-law marriage are present, the couple's marriage is valid. In re J.M.H., Colo. Ct. App., No. 04CA0740, 6/15/06)
For information regarding Common Law Marriages in Arizona, contact NRG Family Law, Arizona's Premier Family Law Firm.
Continue Reading...The shared intention of a child's parents to abandon the family's habitual residence in favor of a new one is a valid benchmark in determining wrongful removal and retention of the child under the Hague Convention on child abduction, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit decided.
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