Ronald H. Kauffman PA

05/18/2026

A court’s ability to exercise international child custody on an emergency basis is in the news after a girl is abducted from Mexico.

05/12/2026

Can a parent stop the other parent from enrolling a child in a religious summer camp during that parent’s summer timesharing?

05/04/2026

The Montana Supreme Court weighs in on international child custody jurisdiction under the UCCJEA after the wrongful removal of a child.

04/02/2026

Mississippi is considering an equal child custody bill that would make joint custody of children the standard in all divorce cases.

03/10/2026

I was honored to speak on a panel with Richard Min on "A Better Way than the Hague Abduction Convention? The UCCJEA for Latin American Lawyers” This was the second of a series of three webinars on Hot Topics in Interamerican Family Law which have been organized with both the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL) and AIJUDEFA - Asociación Internacional de Juristas de Derecho de Familia

This was the second of a series of three webinars on Hot Topics in Interamerican Family Law which have been organized with our friends at AIJUDEFA. 

02/22/2026

Is a client's use of AI for their family law case protected by either the attorney-client privilege or the work product doctrine?

01/11/2026

Lawyers are being sanctioned for using AI legal research fake quotes and false citations. Do legal research programs eliminate the risk?

12/10/2025

Great to spend time with colleagues at the International Academy of Family Lawyers Asia Pacific Chapter meeting in Hong Kong.

12/08/2025

Honored to speak on international family law issues, especially when religion is the topic, with my colleagues at AIJUDEFA - Asociación Internacional de Juristas de Derecho de Familia in Turin.

10/26/2025

A California court decides if cutting a child's hair violates the constitutional rights of a parent whose religion forbids haircuts.

10/20/2025

Researchers show that most adults who have divorced go on to remarry. Remarriage raises issues about the need for prenuptial agreements.