Children

  • Understanding Child Custody Laws
    February 10, 2010 | comments: 0
    Child custody refers to the legal care and maintenance of a child to one or both of the parents. Child custody is often a battle for many families going through divorce. In many cases, the parent who should be awarded full custody of the child is obvious, while in other cases it is not.... Read More

  • Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, Especially When Kids Are Involved

    December 15, 2009 | comments: 0
    Two people who have fallen in love and gotten married are rarely pleased that the original plan of death do us part didn't come to fruition. This already emotionally challenging process is multiplied tenfold when children are involved. Deciding on custody and visitation can be a painful... Read More

  • Cohabitation is not Marriage Practice
    September 21, 2009 | comments: 0
    Brad Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, says young men and women in their 20’s today suffer from the effects of modern hedonistic lifestyles that have shattered traditional family values and replaced them with a relationship wasteland... Read More

  • Stable Household Trumps Two Parents
    September 16, 2009 | comments: 0
    An Ohio State University professor has published the findings of a study of family stability that shows growing up in a stable household is more important for a child’s development than whether or not the family has two parents in the home. The findings were released in "... Read More

  • DUI & Child Custody – More than Just Money?
    August 18, 2009 | comments: 0
    Everyone knows that a conviction for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of drugs or alcohol can be a very expensive proposition. One first-time DUI conviction can easily end up costing a driver over $10,000 in associated fines and costs in most states today. However, the non-financial... Read More

  • Children Coping with Divorce
    August 5, 2009 | comments: 0
    A recent study reports that the coping skills of children of divorced parents can depend largely on how the parents react to the situation. Divorce affects children in many different ways and children typically experience varied feelings and emotions, but the feelings depend mostly on the... Read More

  • Mr. Mom Gets 100 Years in Diaper Neglect Case
    June 26, 2009 | comments: 0
    Staying at home to care for children as a “Mr. Mom” house-husband is a familiar task to an ever-increasing number of men in the current economy where single parents and working mothers are the norm in many households. Some men do a great job as child custodians, and some do... Read More

  • Jon & Kate Announce Divorce...or the Affect of Raising Children on Marital Stability
    June 23, 2009 | comments: 0
    Television reality show stars Jon and Kate Gosselin, parents of twins and sextuplets, announced during an episode  (titled “Houses and Big Changes”) of their show on Monday night that they were separating after 10 years of marriage. Divorce papers were filed Monday... Read More

  • Cutting Kids in Half
    June 12, 2009 | comments: 0
    A bill has been introduced into Pennsylvania legislature proposing a shift in child custody determinations made by the court from the current “best interests of the children” preference to joint physical custody by both parents. The Pennsylvania Families Association is... Read More

  • Arming Parents with Information
    June 8, 2009 | comments: 0
    Following years of complaints from parents and parent’s right groups, the city of San Diego, California is considering making adjustments to policies on parental notification when children are removed from a home by the city’s Child Protective Welfare Services. A grand jury in... Read More

  • Children of Divorce Get Help in Florida
    June 5, 2009 | comments: 0
    It’s no secret that children are negatively impacted by the break-up of a family. Divorce is always a huge headache for most couples, but the experience can be even worse on the children in the home. Many states offer support resources including legal and financial assistance for... Read More

  • The Squeaky Wheel: Divorce from a Child's Perspective
    March 30, 2009 | comments: 0
    According to The Child Advocate, "Divorce is an intensely stressful experience for all children, regardless of age or developmental level; many children are inadequately prepared for the impending divorce by their parents." Award-winning author Robert Kimmel Smith takes a close... Read More

  • 'We Need Our Daddy, Too': A Grandmother's Story of Her Son's Divorce
    December 30, 2008 | comments: 0
    We read a lot of statistics about divorce, but numbers don't even begin to explain how difficult it can be for the children. That's why Karen P. Ronald wrote "We Need Our Daddy, Too" (published by iUniverse -- http://www.iuniverse.com) the true story of her experience with her... Read More

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