Children

Household Transitions Hold Key to Impact on Children, Study Shows

Erin Kelley — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:11:38 GMT

Household Transitions Hold Key to Impact on Children, Study Shows The idea of a "nuclear family" has been a cornerstone of American culture since our beginnings as a nation of family farmers. Since that time, two parents running a household

Growing Numbers of Parents Ask Courts to Reduce Child-Support

Erin Kelley — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:09:36 GMT

Growing Numbers of Parents Ask Courts to Reduce Child Support ShareLinks Megan K. Scott of the Associated Press shares the story of David Vandenberg, who owns a prosperous acupuncture clinic in a white collar suburb of Washington D.C. Vandenberg owed

Jailed Deadbeat Dad Has No Children, DNA Test Reveals

Erin Kelley — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:30:30 GMT

Jailed “Deadbeat Dad” Has No Children, DNA Test Reveals ShareLinks In Atlanta, Ga., Frank Hatley, age 50, is enjoying his life out of jail. He spent 13 months behind bars as a penalty for not paying child support to support

Improvements to IL Child Support Collection Showing Big Dividends

Erin Kelley — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:11:17 GMT

Improvements to IL Child Support Collection Showing Big Dividends ShareLinks According to Ryan Keith of the Illinois State Journal Register, the child support collection business in Illinois is booming. Nearly ten years ago, a new system of collecting and distributing

Brazilian Judge Rules on American Custody Battle

Erin Kelley — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:31:47 GMT

Brazilian Judge Rules on American Custody Battle ShareLinks A Brazilian federal judge has ruled that a New Jersey man can have more access to his son—in Brazil. David Goldman has been seeking increased child custody of his son, Sean, who

The Unreliable Parent and Child Visitation

Erin Kelley — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:42:42 GMT

The Unreliable Parent and Child Visitation ShareLinks By Gerri L. Elder Divorce can be difficult for children to understand and accept. Even in the best situations, a child can feel helpless as the world irrevocably changes around him or her.

Communication and Co-Parenting after Divorce

Erin Kelley — Mon, 18 May 2009 20:27:40 GMT

Communication and Co Parenting after Divorce By Gerri L Elder A breakdown of communication often is a factor in the decision to divorce. After divorce, ex spouses' ability to communicate with each other typically doesn't improve however, if there are

Divorce & the Kids: What About Grandma?

Maria Martuccio — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:35:23 GMT

Divorce & the Kids What About Grandma? Divorces are rarely cut and dry cases. A divorce can have a tough emotional toll on all parties involved. When children are involved, divorce proceedings can become even more complicated. Instead of dealing

Fraudulent paperwork to remove children

legal-writer legal-writer — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:35:22 GMT

Paperwork to remove children fraudulent If you have or are going through a divorce, you know there are a lot of important issues to work out that you and your spouse will not necessarily agree on. A major issue for

Massachusetts Child Support after Death Ruling

Maria Martuccio — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:27:14 GMT

Divorce News & Articles Death No Excuse for Not Paying Child Support, Rules MA Court SHARE EMAIL close Digg Facebook Reddit Del.icio.us StumbleUpon Newsvine Like divorce laws, child support laws vary from state to state. No matter where you live,