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Aljazeera, Custody battles take on new complications amid coronavirus crisis

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Amid COVID-19, new complications emerged for parents with joint custody or visitation rights. In addition to shelter-in-place orders, social distancing protocols and distance learning, parents are facing emergency motions and custody battles. Moreover, essential workers are navigating both through the fears of coronavirus and being separated from their children.

Hear more personal stories on this topic and from Superior Court Judge Anne Hirsch, who presides in Washington state and is a member of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, and other law professionals.