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Orange County courts are facing a surge in high-conflict divorce cases involving custody battles, restraining orders, and allegations of emotional abuse.
OC judges have increasingly awarded primary custody to one parent when household consistency is more stable, challenging 50/50 assumptions.
Post Malone strategically moved his case from CA to UT, where courts may weigh financial obligations differently in custody rulings.
3-year-old foster child died after unsupervised drop-off, triggering national outrage over caseworker protocol failures.
Greece detains woman accused of plotting to kill her ex-husband over a custody and property dispute. Children placed under state supervision.
Hague Convention ruling reinforces real-life residence over intent in child relocation cases across international borders.