Child Custody & Support

A divorced mother was not entitled to a presumption that she was acting in her children's best interests when she filed a motion to change their surname, the New Jersey Appellate Division has...

A mother's former same-sex partner may be entitled to the rights of a presumed parent regarding a child born before the parties were living together and engaged in a sexual relationship, the California...

A father didn't forfeit his constitutional presumption of being a fit parent when he consented to a guardianship for his daughter, the New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment. In anticipation...

RESTON, Va. -- MAXIMUS (NYSE: MMS), a leading provider of government services worldwide, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share, payable on February...

When Tyler Block stood before the Nebraska Supreme Court to argue against a district court ruling that barred his client from pursuing custody and visitation rights with the child she had raised with...

MINNEAPOLIS -- U.S. Bank announced today the successful implementation of Secure Vault Payments (SVP) with the Nebraska Child Support Payment Center for online child support payments. Non-custodial parents can now choose Secure Vault...

RESTON, Va. -- MAXIMUS (NYSE: MMS) announced today that Richard Montoni, Chief Executive Officer, and Bruce Caswell, President and General Manager of Health Services, will present at the 30th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare...

RESTON, Va. -- MAXIMUS (NYSE: MMS) announced today that David Walker, Chief Financial Officer, and Lisa Miles, Vice President of Investor Relations, will present at the CJS Securities "New Ideas for the New...

In Hendrick Hudson School District v. Rowley,'1 the United States Supreme Court interpreted the Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to mean that a...

During 2011, the U.S. federal government made significant progress toward expanding the use of eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) reporting by U.S. federal agencies. While the Securities & Exchange Commission's (SEC) 2009 XBRL...

I. INTRODUCTION Public schools' confiscation and retention of cell phones for periods beyond school time arguably violates parents' fundamental right to direct the upbringing of their children under the Fourteenth Amendment due process...

During 2011, the U.S. federal government made significant progress toward expanding the use of eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) reporting by U.S. federal agencies. While the Securities & Exchange Commission's (SEC) 2009 XBRL...

The Justice Department sues another man and his accounting firm to stop him from preparing tax returns. (1) This headline and similar IRS press releases are becoming more frequent. One of the most...

When your client has been arrested on a warrant that had been quashed 13 months earlier, you probably like your chances of recovering damages for a violation of his civil rights. But the...

The litigation privilege does not protect a laboratory from liability for negligent DNA testing, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled in reversing a summary judgment for the lab. The plaintiff sought to determine...

- Company to Provide Services Under the New Employment Program of British Columbia - RESTON, Va. -- MAXIMUS (NYSE:MMS), a leading provider of government services worldwide, announced today that it has signed a...

Truancy is more than just missing a few days of school--it is a process that can lead to a life of crime, 19th Judicial Circuit Judge Alan Moats told legislators in a Dec....

The former same-sex partner of an adoptive mother is entitled to the rights of a "presumed parent" under state law, the California Court of Appeal has ruled in affirming judgment. Between 1993 and...

Dec. 13--After years of budget cuts, layoffs, furloughs and hiring freezes, the everyday work of state government is piling up. This Stateline series examines what causes backlogs, who is hurt by them and...