A new study by Australian researchers has revealed changing trends regarding how divorced fathers are interacting with their children. Contrary to the once-standard method of allowing fathers visitation/custody every other weekend, more and more pare...
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How divorced parents can enjoy the holiday season
With Thanksgiving now over, the holiday season is officially in overdrive. This means people all over Texas will be busy over the next three weeks hanging decorations, attending special gatherings/events, planning travel schedules and, of course, sho...
Read MoreConnecting foster parents, biological parents now a key focus for some state agencies
Having a child placed in foster care can be an alarming, embarrassing and painful experience to parents who've lost custody. While this is done as a means of protecting the best interests of the child, it still creates a difficult situation for both ...
Read MoreFederally funded study hopes to make child custody less of a battle
Parents who divorce often fight their most emotional battle over child custody issues. Who gets to spend the weekends with children? Who should serve as the primary caregiver? Who gets the children over the holidays? These are all difficult questi...
Read MoreStudy reveals the true impact of the recent recession on marriages
From high unemployment rates and record foreclosures to poor returns in the stock market and decreased consumer spending, there was virtually no aspect of people's financial lives that went untouched by the Great Recession. However, what about their ...
Read MoreRolling Stones guitarist sells band memorabilia in divorce settlement
A rolling stone may gather no moss -- but a Rolling Stone gathers plenty of memorabilia as the years go by. Now, as part of a divorce settlement between Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood and his ex-wife Jo, much of that memorabilia was recently so...
Read MoreIs a pizza box the newest weapon in child support enforcement?
In our last post, we discussed how Russia is officially taking a more stringent approach toward the adoption of children by U.S. parents. It appears, however, that is not the only area of family law in which Russian officials are cracking down. Ba...
Read MoreAgreement regulating adoption of Russian children by US parents now in effect
There has long been tension between the United States and Russia over issues related to the adoption of Russian children by U.S. parents. This tension came to a head two years ago, when a U.S. woman decided she could no longer deal with her adopted s...
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