Child Custody Law
 
San Joaquin County Human Services Agency v. C.M.

Stockton, California family law lawyer represented the Defendant in a parental rights termination proceeding.

C.M., mother of the minor A.M., appeals from the juvenile court's orders terminating parental rights and freeing the minor for adoption. (Welf. &Inst. Code, §§ 366.26, 395.)[1] Mother contends the juvenile court erred in failing to find the beneficial parental relationship excep

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State of Nebraska v. Karsen H. Rezac

Lincoln, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder.

on December 23, 2022, two vehicles collided near the intersection of 20th and Washington Streets in Lincoln, Audible gunshots followed. Police officers responding to the scene found Kupo Mleya in the driver's seat of a sport utility vehicle. Mleya had suffered "gunshot wounds" and died f

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Chad Batterman v. Silva Santo

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce case.

Batterman and Silvia Santo ("Santo") were married on November 29, 2014, and separated three years later. The parties have two children, born in October 2015 and October 2017. In December 2017, Santo filed a complaint for child support. On June 22, 2018, the trial court entered a final child support

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United States of America v. Michael Fleming

Oxford, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking

Winona Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking



A Winona man was sentenced today to seven years in prison for drug trafficking.

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In re DILMER S.M., et al.

Memphis, Tennessee family law lawyer represented mother in parental rights termination proceedings.

DCS removed the children from Mother's and Father's home. The Juvenile Court of Shelby County ("trial court") granted temporary legal custody of the children to DCS. DCS placed the children in David G.'s foster home where they have lived ever since. Due to apparent trauma, Ervin Leonard's d

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United States of America v. Lukumond Adebola Olatunji

Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexually Assaulting Teen Girl

Man Who Sexually Assaulted Teen Girl Sentenced to 20 Years for Kidnapping



A 46-year-old man who raped a 14-year-old on video w

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United States of America v. Russell Javon Linney

Charlotte, North Carolin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Methamphetamine Trafficking

Methamphetamine Trafficker On Federal Supervised Release Is Sentenced To Prison



Russell Javon Linney, 34, of Statesvi

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The People of the State of California v. Alan Duane Doulphus

Red Bluff, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Robbery.

Doulphus pled guilty to three counts of robbery, each with a section 12022.53, subdivision (c) enhancement for discharging a firearm, and to one count of voluntary manslaughter. He was sentenced to 42 years four months in state prison. There was no stipulated term as part of the plea agreement.

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A.H. v. Cabinet For Health & Family Services, et al.

Shelbyville, Kentucky family law lawyer represented the father in a parental rights termination case.

The dependency, neglect, or abuse petitions were filed as the result of a single incident on December 23, 2023. The petitions allege that on that date, Appellee S.A. ("Father") was found to be in a caretaking role of the parties' three minor children. This was in violation of an August

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In re V.A., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law

Stockton, California family law lawyer represented father of V.G. in a parental rights termination action.

In February 2022, the Agency detained the minor V.G. (then a newborn) and her half sibling A.T.[2] (then nine years old) and filed a dependency petition pursuant to section 300, subdivisions (b) and (g). At that time, mother A.R. (mother) stated she had no known Indian ancestry and

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United States of America v. Laye Sekou Camara

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Immigration Fraud

Former Liberian Rebel General Pleads Guilty to Immigration Fraud



United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero, the Justice Depar

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United States of America v. Brennan and Angela McNally

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Making False Statements on Residential Loan Application

Brentwood Couple Sentenced for Making False Statements on Residential Loan Application



Two

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State of North Dakota v. Ashley Peterson

Fargo, North Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with promoting a sexual performace by a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a child.

Ashley Jordan Peterson, 34, did not teach the student directly in a classroom but did interact with him numerous times as the school's positive behavior technician.

Peterson allegedly developed a relationship w

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United States of America v. Jessica Russell

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud of Elder Victim

Barre, Vermont Woman Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud of Elder Victim



The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Ve

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STATE OF KANSAS v. GABRIAELLE AKIN

Topeka, KS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with claiming the district court abused its discretion.



The facts of this case are well known to the parties and will only be briefly stated.
In March 2022, Akin se

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STATE OF KANSAS v. OTHON MIGUEL LARA-LOPEZ

Topeka, KS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with moving for a new trial



In May 2021, Lara-Lopez was charged with aggravated indecent liberties with a
child after a 12 year old (referred to here under the pseudonym,

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United States of America v. Daniel Baldwin

Camden, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing Child Pornography

Federal Inmate Sentenced To Additional 10 Years In Prison For Possessing Child Pornography




A federal inmate serving a t

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United States of America v. Joshua Lampley-Reid

Brooklyn, NY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sex Trafficking of Minors

Bloods Gang Member Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking of Minors



Earlier at the federal courthouse in Central Islip,

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State of Oklahoma v. ACA

Bartlesville, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree rape (victim under 14) and lewd or indecent proposals to a child under 18.

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United States of America v. Gabriel Estrada

Cheyenne, WY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempting to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity

Colorado man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempting to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity

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United States of America v. Anthony Hernandez

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assaulting Federal Officer

U.S. Attorney's Office Secures Conviction of Albuquerque Man for Assaulting Federal Officer



A federal jury has convicted

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Silvia Santo v. Chad Batterman

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce.

Batterman and Silvia Santo ("Santo") were married in November 2014, separated in November 2017, and divorced in August 2023. The parties had two children during the marriage. In December 2017, Santo filed a complaint for child support against Batterman. On June 22, 2018, the trial court entered a final chi

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The People of the State of California v. Terry Edward Keegan

Santa Ana, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual offenses against three minors and destroying or concealing evidence.

The operative amended information, filed in 2023, included the same offense charged as count 4 in the complaint. It also charged Keegan with committing a lewd act on a child under the age of 14 (§ 288, subd. (a)); count 1 re: Ja

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United States of America v. Jesus Salas-Saucedo

Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful re-entry.


In March 2024, U.S. Border Patrol agents found Mr. Salas-Saucedo hiding in
the desert near Santa Teresa, New Mexico. He admitted to being a Mexican citizen
and having no legal authorization to enter or remain in the United States. He had
been previously deported in 20

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United States of America v. Daniel Wade Lowry

Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Separate Sex Crimes Involving Minor Children

Two Idaho Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Separate Sex Crimes Involving Minor Children



U.S. Attorney Josh Hurw

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