Except in cases where there is a history of family violence and child abuse, Australian law mandates “presumption” of “equal shared parental responsibility” between divorced parents. The results aren’t a panacea, according to this article, “Children Suffer When Law Splits Parenting Equally.”
According to my admittedly limited research, it …
Tags: A reader we’ll call Sharon wrote in with the following question:
After reading your website, I would love your opinion on this… My boyfriend has been divorced for almost 8 years. His children are 11 and 12. He lives 50 minutes away from them in the town where …
Thus begins Alec Baldwin’s new book, “A Promise to Ourselves: A Journey Through Fatherhood and Divorce”, a book that details his nasty divorce and custody battle with fellow actor Kim Basinger. Baldwin goes wide however, taking a macro look at the family law system, calling it a “disgraceful mess”, …
I recently found a co-parenting article by Michael Scott (a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a child custody mediator) over at Mediate.com. It is probably the most comprehensive and well-written piece that I’ve read on the subject to date. It’s a long, but worthwhile read, and I’d …
Surprises from the Divorce Revolution
By Steve Chapman-Syndicated Columnist
Editor’s Note: Steve Chapman is on vacation. The following column was originally published in April 2004.
Divorce is one of those creations, like fast food and lite rock, that has more people willing to indulge in it than people willing to …
At last…some celebrity news that doesn’t involve crotch shots, DUIs, or failed rehab stints!
Demi Moore and Bruce Willis Win the First Annual Celebrity Co-Parent Awards
Rosalind Sedacca, CCT, founder of National Child-Centered Divorce Month in July, and Cynthia Tiano, Esq., creator of the Celebrity Co-Parent Awards, have announced that Demi Moore …
In the course of researching online for co-parenting-related resources, one idea crops up more than all the others: When it comes to divorce/custody/child support, well-meaning dads (i.e., non-deadbeats) get the shaft, all-too-often. Not only in court, but even in co-parenting/divorce-themed books and amongst legal and mental health professionals–the very resources …
Along the Yough River in Pennsylvania, we are whitewater rafting—two rafts, four adults, and three children. Between the adults in the raft, we hold only a negligible amount of rafting experience. But this is the Middle Yough (pronounced “Yock,” short for Youghiogheny), and the guys …
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