Co-parenting is not a new term, but has become more mainstream after such high-profile divorces such as Sandra Bullock and Jesse James that involve children. Co-parenting, also called cooperative parenting, may not be easy, but it is very important to …

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Those of us lucky enough to stay home with our kids this summer know the one thing brothers and sisters like to do best when locked up for hours alone with each other: They fight. As I mentioned in my …

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You may have seen the recent media reports that singer Melissa Ethridge and her partner of five years, Tammy Lynn, are splitting up. The California couple had two children together. California law recognizes same-sex couples and allows for dissolution of …

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When a family breaks apart and parents go their separate ways, the issue of who will retain custody of the children can become a heated battle. With emotions running high and deep between the parents involved, the courts must sometimes …

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Dread of the unknown hung in the air as Lynn France typed two words into the search box on Facebook: the name of the woman with whom she believed her husband was having an affair. Click. And there it was, …

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Advances in reproductive technology that were the stuff of science fiction just a few decades ago are wreaking havoc on a corner of the Social Security system—survivor benefits for some children whose parents have died. Every year, more babies are …

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My childhood home broke in half during the autumn of 1973, when my twin sister and I were 10 years old. Our parents called us together one evening to announce that they were splitting up, and just like that we …

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When we had Connor, I learned the meaning of hard work. Having a baby means showing your love through sleepless nights, changing diapers, and altering your life. I remember changing his diaper and in the middle of cooing at him, …

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Co-parenting is not a new term, but has become more mainstream after such high-profile divorces such as Sandra Bullock and Jesse James that involve children. Co-parenting, also called cooperative parenting, may not be easy, but it is very important to …

Co-Parenting Provides Stability for Children After Divorce Read more »

Gina Kaysen Fernandes: A two-year-old girl at the center of a contentious custody battle involving the states of California and Ohio will stay with the only mother she has ever known, at least for now. A California Appeals Court has …

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