Deciding what you should or should not tell the children you have custody of is very simple. It requires you to keep in mind what is healthy for your kids. Reasons for the separation and divorce of their parents is …
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As more and more grandparents take on some or all of the responsibility of caring for their grandchildren — more than 80,000 in Pennsylvania, according to census data — family and divorce lawyers say they are seeing more grandparents fighting …
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(This article presents a good argument for why litigants should seek mediation over litigation) Billy Williams already had spent $7,000 on attorney fees getting a divorce when he decided to act as his own lawyer for a custody dispute involving …
Tiger Woods is hitting greens again and his now ex-wife Elin Nordegren has established residence on the cover of People magazine. Now that they have calmed the tornado of divorce with a settlement granted by a state court in Panama …
Divorce is high on the list of life-changing traumas for parents and children. When I practiced family law full time, I endeavored to achieve the best results possible for my clients and their children. But figuring out what is best …
Susan Van Veen is all for grandparents having the right to see their grandchildren if it is in the best interests of the children. The Chatham woman, who is a mother of four, contacted The Chatham Daily News in response …
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Kids need to know their parents love them. But some moms and dads think that the way to show love is to accept children's bad behavior. And that can turn even good kids into spoiled brats, says parenting guru Nancy …
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While the Hague Convention Act does provide some assistance in dealing with children wrongfully taken to countries that are signatories, even this recourse (where available) is very cumbersome, costly, and may require litigation in federal court. And the outcomes can …
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According to Dallas Divorce Lawyer Michelle May O’Neil, a Texas board certified family law specialist, "modern technology provides valuable ways for parents to exercise parenting time or visitation, even over the miles." The bad news, of course: There are even …
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Jackie Bush's parents divorced when she was six. Her younger brother by a year helped her cope, and their lifelong close connection has inspired Bush, now a PhD candidate in clinical psychology at the University of Victoria, to focus on …