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Children's Voices Are Not Always Heard in Divorce
On behalf of Robert Burch of Burch, Coulston & Shepard, LLP posted in Child Custody on Wednesday, June 13, 2012. For a couple going through a California divorce, the process may prove an emotional rollercoaster. However, for children not knowing where they will live or how much time they will spend with each parent can be frightening. In addition, children may have little say in it all. In a ...
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