We are now seeing 52 percent of first-time marriages end in divorce across the country. Though we would like to think otherwise, those owning a business may also find their selves being caught up in the divorce process. Business owners obviously have their own set of...
There are now approximately 2.6 million households in the country led by single fathers. This involves eight percent of households with children and represents one percentage point more than households headed by fathers in 1960. However, with a rising divorce rate...
A Pennsylvania court found itself in the middle of a controversy when it ordered an out-of-state American Indian tribe to return a 2-year-old child to the mother. The child was believed to be with its father. However, in a family court a judge determined that such an...
There is often the perception that single fathers are irresponsible and do not live up to their obligations to take care of their children. One commentator who in the past had made such assumptions discovered that she had been wrong. This woman and another researcher...
OK, so you’re going to get divorced. If you are like most people in Pennsylvania and elsewhere about to take this plunge and embark on a new life, you are likely thinking about money and possessions. In other words, and unless you’re filthy rich and without a...
While individuals going through the process of divorce may wish to just get it over with, it is still important to make certain that any property division is conducted properly. The division of retirement assets can in particular be important. These retirement...
Reading residents may have heard that Kate Winslet is coming under fire from a fathers' rights group after she made controversial comments to Vogue about her child custody arrangement. The movie star has three children, each of them by a different father. Winslet is...
If you’re a frequent reader of our blog or are currently going through a divorce then you know how difficult the divorce process can get. With costly legal fees and frustrations with your soon-to-be ex-spouse, many people have started to view the process in an...
Determining what constitutes as a good parent has now been made more difficult to define this month because of a case out of New York in which a father could be denied visitation rights to his son because he would not take the 5-year-old to McDonald’s for dinner....
For a lot of couples across the nation there comes a time when they realize that their marriage isn’t quite what it used to be. In the end, talks of divorce can often occur. But what if your religious beliefs do not include divorce? What if it’s more financial...