From In re Child of Cassie S., decided by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court yesterday, in an opinion by Chief Justice Valerie Stanfill: Cassie S. is the mother of a child with a complex medical history ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Patricia writes about family law and tips for female lawyers. An order of the court is binding. Failure to follow the terms of a ...

Courts, when confronted with petitions for orders of protection from both parties in a relationship, often issue each party a temporary order of protection, both orders mirroring the other, known as ...