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Child Custody : Cases supporting Father as primary care giver or shared care and control
Does anyone have Court of Appeal cases where by custody is awarded to the father or shared custody is awarded?
Basically Father proposed a shared care and control parenting arrangement but mother is ...
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Is there one body of common law?
I'm a bit confused by the usage of the phrase "common law" on this site. The Wikipedia article initially describes it as an abstract concept. The first paragraph reads:
Common law (also known as ...
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How can a court avoid creating precedent?
There are a number of ways in which a judge may avoid following precedent – overturning or distinguishing a previous ruling, for instance.
However, is there any way for a court (particularly a ...
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