I found this on the internet and thought I’d share: A young woman went to her grandmother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her – her husband had cheated on her and she was devastated. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted…
Read moreGlory Johnson says she needs $20,000 month in alimony after 28-day marriage to Brittney Griner
Read your state’s prenuptial agreement before you get married. If you don’t, you’re in for a rude awakening:
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 moreAmerican Men Have No Reproductive Rights
An excerpt: Our society is not encouraged to overcome the stereotypes that ridicule men. This may be part of a strategy. Those who wish to put down men with old-fashioned stereotypes, such as that men only want women for one thing and will readily engage in the sex act with any stranger, may be putting…
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 moreEx-New York Knick – Allan Houston – Makes Documentary About Fatherhood
Can a woman rape a man?
Can a woman rape a man? It’s a subject we don’t hear in the news very often… or anywhere at all. Rape in any situation is hard to talk about. But female-on-male rape faces its own brand of trials and hardships. Skepticism, for one. Today, we look at the problems of male survivors with female…
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