For many years gays and lesbians have been joining together in a way that is much more personal than their goal of equality. This joint venture is the creation of a child, or even more importantly, a family. Whether it …
Families come in all shapes and sizes, and co-parenting comes with legal issues Read more »
It was in July 2007 when Mike L. asked the Pennsylvania courts to declare that he was no longer the father of his daughter. For four years, Mike had known that the girl he had rocked to sleep and danced …
Here are some tips for handling this sticky situation. Stephanie Burchell, Ph.D., is a licensed marriage and family therapist from Dallas Dr. Michelle New is a clinical child psychologist and founder of Kentlands Kids, a private practice in Gaithersburg, Md. …
Coping with it: So your child wants to move in with your ex ... Read more »
When a mother’s bitter custody battle ends with the death of her child, something has gone terribly wrong with the system. Wyatt Garcia was born in April 2009. Nine months later, he was shot and killed by his father, who …
Failure to Protect: The Crisis in America’s Family Courts Read more »
An Ohio lawmaker who has been blocked four times in his efforts to pass legislation to protect deployed service members from losing custody of their children has launched a new two-pronged effort to try to get his proposal into law. …
The Supreme Court plays nice over international child custody. - By Dahlia Lithwick - Slate Magazine. An interesting article on the U.S. Supreme Court's consideration of the case of Abbott v. Abbott.
A very interesting article by Janell Ross about the dispute among therapists over adding "parental alienation" to the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM ) may be found here. The DSM is a tool published by the American Psychiatric …
The holidays can prove to be an extremely difficult time for families where the parents are no longer together. An article with some great tips to ease the pressure of the holiday season can be found here. Among the 12 …
An interesting article on a recent Michigan Court of Appeals custody decision can be found here. The article notes: On Feb. 19, the Michigan State Court of Appeals held that a Michigan family court cannot refuse to hear a child …