Last year there were approximately five million stay-at-home moms in the United States. (The number decreased slightly from 2008, statistically insignificant according to the Census Bureau because of the recession.) In 2007, the Pew Research Center reported a significant uptick …
Are Stay-At-Home Parents At Financial Risk During Divorce? Read more »
Ontario Judge Harvey Brownstone has spent much of his career overseeing ugly battles between couples in divorce courts. In 2009, he wrote a book with a surprising warning for those considering divorce: Stay out of court, if at all possible. …
Is joint custody the best arrangement for kids? Should infants and toddlers be shuttled between two homes? Is it important to include children in decisions about custody? These are just some of the vexing questions facing parents, attorneys, judges, mediators …
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The phone call came when Robin D’Angelo was at work. Her father had fallen and was headed to the hospital in an ambulance — again. “I had to drop everything and rush to the scene.” D’Angelo felt her temper rising. …
It's the age-old question: When and how do we have "the talk?" No, not that one, but the dialogue on the other side of the lifetime spectrum, often just as difficult and delicate -- the one about an aging family …
More states are allowing same-sex marriages, but most do not. As a result, there remain significant differences in the rights of gay and lesbian couples who enter into a marriage or a domestic partnership from those afforded to “traditional” marriages. …
Modern Love: Why gay and lesbian couples should consider prenuptial agreements Read more »
As thousands of gay and lesbian couples are planning weddings in New York — and celebrating their hard-fought right to marry — others around the nation are fighting for the right to divorce. Since most states, and the federal government, …
As society ages, it's become more common for adult children to provide assistance to their elderly parents. But making sure that everyone, including the parent, agrees on a care plan can often be a challenge. A new type of go-between, …
Mediators can help families settle elder care disputes Read more »
When I married my first wife in 1992 she brought 3 children to the marriage. I brought a 35 mm Canon SLR and a Sony camcorder. When our marriage ended suddenly in 2002 I walked away with half a dozen …
After Divorce: Joint Custody for Photo Albums and Home Videos Read more »
Whenever a couple gets divorced, the first question their friends and extended family wonder about is, what about the kids? We know the way parents handle things can make a huge difference. What we don't often think about is how …