Many men across the country -- across the globe, really -- are fighting what they argue is a bias in child custody cases toward women. One of the latest battlegrounds for this conflict is Massachusetts where activists are pushing a …
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More lawyers need to become involved in mediation, a group of lawyer and non-lawyer mediators told CAROL COULTER THE ADVANTAGES of mediation over litigation in family law disputes have been well-rehearsed. Mediation permits the parties to retain control of the …
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It’s estimated that nearly one million divorces take place each year in this country. It’s further estimated that somewhere between 20 and 30 percent of these divorces continue into high-conflict relationships. That means that hundreds of thousands of children each …
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Sandra Bullock and Jesse James are doing it, and so are Elizabeth and John Edwards. These celebrity couples are raising their children together, even though their own relationships are on the rocks. So can people raise kids together after a …
Why do so many couples divorce? What if the truth was that you didn't marry the wrong person -- you just didn't know how to be married? That question is at the heart of the burgeoning marriage education movement and …
The statistics on divorce in America are sobering, revealing that nearly one-half of marriages will likely result in dissolution. The emotional and financial toll on families experiencing divorce is frequently catastrophic. In many cases, the financial trauma is multiplied by …
In marriages with a lot of conflict, "staying together for the kids" might do more harm than good, a new study suggests. Children of parents who fight a lot yet stay married experience more conflict in their own adult relationships …
If any couple had long- term relationships figured out, it was Al and Tipper Gore. At least that's what we thought. People were shocked and disappointed to learn that the former vice president and his wife were getting divorced after …
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Even though you can save your marriage with credit cards, you can just as easily wreck your romance with help from your latest account statement. Avoid these five common ways that spouses get into money trouble: #1: Hiding Credit Card …
It’s all good and fine to propose via Twitter these days or to change your relationship status at the altar, but when your love has faded and your thoughts turn to divorce, you’d better unfriend your soon-to-be-ex long before the …
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