The purpose of the UCCJEA All states have enacted the basic form of the UCCJEA. The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws has stated: "There is growing public concern over the fact that thousands of children are shifted from state to state and...
Month: July 2014
What’s the difference between legal separation and divorce?
A quick and easy way to explain a legal separation is that for most practical purposes, it is the same as a dissolution of marriage (commonly called a "divorce"). In both proceedings a petition is filed, the opposing party is served, temporary orders can be entered,...