• D.R.L. v. K.L.C.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-12
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge McLaughlin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 19-0943

    Trial court properly overruled grandparents' exceptions to custody order where trial court thoroughly addressed statutory best interest factors and properly considered mother's concern with grandparents' interference into parenting issues. Order of the trial court affirmed.

  • In the Interest of A.J.K.

    Publication Date: 2018-07-03
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge McLaughlin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 18-0794

    Trial court properly terminated father's parental rights because Department of Human Services presented clear and convincing evidence for termination under §§2511(a)(1), (2), (5) and (8) where the record supported the factual findings that father did not have the capacity to parent the child and that termination was in the child's best interests. Affirmed.

  • S.S. v. K.F.

    Publication Date: 2018-06-26
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge McLaughlin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 18-0764

    Trial court abused its discretion in ordering children to remain enrolled in a school district where neither parent lived and ordering the parties to pay the resulting tuition because neither parent requested or expected that result when mother filed a relocation petition and the trial court made little inquiry into the parties' financial situations. Vacated and remanded.