Custody Case Studies Samples For Students

CALIFORNIA CIRCUIT COURT

Civil Action No. 35 of 2014
IN THE MATTER OF; THE CUSTODY OF CHASTITY
SALLY BRIGHT. PETITIONER
VERSUS
JOHN BRIGHT .. RESPONDENT

Comes Sally Bright, by counsel and in her Memorandum she states as follows:

I. FACTS
The petitioner was married to the respondent and later separated due to marital difficulties. Later, the petitioner filed a divorce petition and the court granted her temporary custody of their daughter. However, the court granted the respondent weekly visitation a right in regard to their child .The issue is that the respondent wants custody of the child.
II. ISSUES

A.SHOULD THE PETITIONER BE GRANTED CUSTODY OF THE CHILD?

California family code 320-322 provides that the judge should consider the interests ...

A chain of eleven random explosions has taken place in an area that traverses two states and seven counties. The random explosions resulted in five deaths, 32 injuries and significant property damage. In all eleven cases, the explosions were detonated remotely. The Virtual Police Department of Maryland (VDP) will be the lead investigative agency because the first three attacks were within its jurisdiction. Two suspects were recognized and arrested, one adult male and the other a teenage male. Search and seizures were exercised, and both subjects confessed to their respective roles in the collective crime.
- Model: Investigative Taskforce
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ELK GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT V. NEWDOW, NO. 02-1624
Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow, No. 02-1624

Introduction

On 24th march, 2004 the case between Elk Grove Unified School District and Newdow was heard in the U.S supreme court. The court was to determine and rule on two essential issues concerning the case. The Supreme Court was therefore to determine whether Newdow who was the plaintiff and a noncustodial parent had standing in challenging recitation of the pledge by Elk Grove Unified School District. If the court ruled in favor of the plaintiff then, it was also to determine ...

Intimate-Partner Violence

Intimate-Partner Violence
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious, avoidable public health concern that affects the majority of American families. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention define IPV as “abuse that occurs between two people in a close relationship.” Intimate partner refers to a former or current spouse and a dating partner (“Intimate Violence,” 2014). Intimate violence grows out of inequality within marriage (and other intimate relationships modeled on marriage) and, reinforces male power and female subordination within the home.
Custody issues normally arise in cases of intimate domestic violence (McClennen, 2010). Under the law, victims of such violence and ...

A brief account of the patient/client assessment

Drug misuse within state prisons has persistently been a major problem for the healthcare personnel. The treatment of misusers within these units is however a challenge for those concerned and this is attributed to a host of factors which dependently or independently leads to fragmented measures of managing this population. These challenges range from the vulnerability of the prisoners to self-harm and suicide cases while in prison; the occurrence of death upon serving their term due to intentional or accidental opiate overdose; the lacking measures of counseling as part of an integrated withdrawal system; the non-adherence to national and ...

Miranda v Arizona

The brief facts of the case were that the defendant Ernesto Miranda was arrested on the 13th of March 1963 by the police based on circumstantial evidence that tended to link him to the rape of an 18year old girl. Following an interrogation by police that lasted two hours, Miranda signed a confession statement to the rape charge on forms that alleged that he had made the confession without any coercion and out of his own free will. The form also stated that the defendant was well aware of his legal rights as well as the fact that any statements ...

Question one: Briefly identify and explain the rationale behind the area of law that covers the legal issues arising out of the case study?
The data Protection act of 1998 gives a guideline on the privacy (without its mention) that should be maintained of the information held by a second party regarding a first party. The act regulates the power of data movement from the person who holds it. This is primarily set to ensure that there is no illegal and unauthorized use of personal data. The act defines personal data as shows the limits of the protection. Further, the law ...

Issues Facing Portland Police Bureau

The Portland Police Bureau in Oregon, similar to other police departments, faces some policing issues that hinder the effective performance of its mandate. Examples of the salient issues facing Portland Police Bureau include ethical and effective policing issues, domestic violence issues, drug and substance abuse, gang problems, low police staffing, gun violence, hiring and training problems negative public perception of the bureau and high rates of crime.

One of the greatest issues facing the bureau currently is the low level of police staffing that has negatively impacted on its ability to effectively fight crime in the Oregon region. This ...

ABSTRACT

Brenda Spencer, at age 16, killed two people, injured a police officer as well as several school children when she opened fire on an elementary school across the street from her home while students were arriving for class. Brenda made startling proclamations about the school shooting. She claimed the shooting made her day better, and that the shootings were fun. After being sentenced to twenty-five years to life, she has been denied parole since the incident and remains incarcerated today. There is no comprehensive explanation for the crime of Brenda Spencer. Yet, her mental condition and the positivist theory ...

Ricardo and Sue were married in 2002 and separated in 2005. Tom’s gross income is $100,000 and Sue’s gross income is $120,000. Ricardo applied for spousal support, and his claim is granted.

$120,000 - $100,000 =
$20,000 is the difference in the gross incomes of Ricardo and Sue
x 3 = 4.5% to 2 x 3 = 6%
4.5% x $20, 000 = $900 per year to 6% x $20,000 = $1,200 per year
= range of $75 to $100 per month

What will be the Duration of the Support?

x .5 / 3 x 1 = range 1 ½ to 3 years
Ed and Tim ...

Introduction

A criminal justice process is normally followed to ensure an individual’s rights are not abused. According to Moak and Carlson (3), the criminal justice process aims to ensure that relevant fact-finding is conducted in an effort to establish the truth. The criminal justice procedure needs to be done in accordance or by not being in contrary to an individual’s right as stipulated in the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and Fourteen amendments of the U.S. Constitution. Moak and Carlson (4) note that a criminal justice process needs to involve intensive cross-examination of both prosecution witness (the arresting officer and ...

Miranda v Arizona

The brief facts of the case were that the defendant Ernesto Miranda was arrested on the 13th of March 1963 by the police based on circumstantial evidence that linked him to the rape of an 18year old girl. Following an interrogation by police that lasted two hours, Miranda signed a confession statement to the rape charge on forms that alleged that he had made the confession without any coercion and out of his own free will. The form also stated that the defendant was well aware of his legal rights as well as the fact that any statements or confessions ...

Executive Summary

This case study looks at the increasing numbers of as yet unsentenced (and therefore potentially either innocent or guilty of any offence) young people on remand in Queensland, where – in common with other states in Australia – “Efforts are primarily focused on the rehabilitation of young offenders so that even after the establishment of guilt, detention is seen as a last resort.”(Mazerolle & Sanderson, March 2008) (p.1). Because custodial remand brings young people formally into the justice system and into close contact with what Mazerolle & Sanderson refer to as “deviant peers” (p.1), it can increase the possibility of (re)offending, too. ...

Dinler v. City of New York, 607 F. 3d. 923 (2d. Cir 2010)
Dinler v. City of New York, 607 F. 3d. 923 (2d. Cir 2010)

Hacer Dinler, Michael Schiller, Dierdre Macnamara and others as the Plaintiffs and or Respondents and The City of New York, Raymond Kelly (Commissioner of Police) and others as the Defendants and or Petitioners.

Prior Proceedings

The case has been previously heard at the United States South District Court of New York in which granted the motion compelling the production of sensitive intelligence reports originating in the custody of the New York City Police Department. ...

According to US-CERT (2008), computer forensics is a discipline that combines law and computer science elements to collect and analyze data from computer systems, wireless communications, networks as well as storage in a manner that that is court of law treats as admissible. Similarly, Rouse (2007) clarifies that it is the use of computer analysis and investigation to collect evidence appropriate for purposes of presentation in any court of law. Its main goal is to carry out planned investigations while at the same time maintaining a well documented chain of evidence to exactly establish what happened and who is accountable. In essence, ...

As per the facts given, John Doe is an illegal immigrant in America, having no legal status to reside or work in the country. Illegal immigration is itself a crime, punishable under criminal law and is a matter of concern for various American agencies, responsible to maintain law and order. Now the questions of the case would be discussed here
1. Since John was in custody, what are the procedural steps the police were required to take once John began to incriminate himself?
John Doe is an illegal immigrant and was residing in America without having a legal status to ...