Zachary Scott for TIME An excerpt from HERE There are a lot of downsides to being male. We age faster and die younger. But give us this: we’re lifetime baby-making machines. Women’s reproductive abilities start to wane when they’re as young as 35. Men? We’re good to go pretty much till we’re dead. The reason,…
Read moreNo-Fault Divorce and Modern Marriage
No-fault divorce began in California. The state’s Family Law Act of 1969 was signed into law by Governor Ronald Reagan, and took effect in 1970. With no fault divorce, the spouse asking for a divorce does not have to prove that the other spouse did something wrong. Before this law was passed, fault had often been required for…
Read moreSkip Child Support. Go to Jail. Lose Job. Repeat.
An excerpt from HERE: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/20/us/skip-child-support-go-to-jail-lose-job-repeat.html?smid=fb-share There is no national count of how many parents are incarcerated for failure to pay child support, and enforcement tactics vary from state to state, as do policies such as whether parents facing jail are given court-appointed lawyers. But in 2009, a survey in South Carolina found that one in eight…
Read moreParental Alienation Awareness
Dr. Amy J. L. Baker discusses her novel about parental alienation syndrome, “The Misery Checklist,” as well as the latest developments in the field of PAS.
Read moreShared-Parenting Legislation
Cordell & Cordell family law attorney Kelly Burris explains the 50/50 child custody bill that is currently making its way through the Texas legislature.
Read moreThe disconnect between how we view child support laws and how they actually work
A study found that the views of much of the public differ from how child support laws actually work, with more focus on children’s welfare from the public. An excerpt from this article: http://m.deseretnews.com/article/print/865629856/Public-views-differ-from-how-child-support-laws-actually-work.html?ref=http%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com%3Fref%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com The public views court-ordered formulas calculating child support in the United States and England to be unfair, according to a study released…
Read moreA truly horrible woman who drove the father of their kids to kill himself
Barbara Kay Explains Society’s Contempt For Men
The Father Project
An excerpt from this article: http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5398922 Four years ago The Father Project was born and I took to my Facebook page to document my journey. I carried a picture of my father or something to remind me of him each day. I spoke to his friends and siblings intending to understand his world and how…
Read moreOur Marriage Ended. Our Family Did Not.
Children do not divorce their parents. This is a typical example of how most people who co-parent have to deal with real life after divorce. An excert from this article: http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/parenting/2014/11/23/our-marriage-ended-our-family-did-not/?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes&_r=1&referrer Divorcing felt like a death that deserved mourning. Yet we had no choice but to continue raising a child together in the aftermath. There…
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