The Pitfalls of Self-representation
A recent North Carolina Court of Appeals opinion, Gary Michael Sluder v. Christina B. Sluder, illustrates the pitfalls for the unwary that exist for spouses who attempt to represent themselves. Here,...
View ArticleAlienation of Affections & Criminal Conversation Claims Lose Some Ground
House Bill 1110, entitled "An Act To Clarify Procedures In Civil Actions For Alienation Of Affections and Criminal Conversation" was signed into law on August 3, 2009. The effective date of the law is...
View ArticleA Different Response to those Dreaded Words
No one ever wants to hear his or her partner of many years announce that "I just do not love you anymore." Typically, the response will be tears, anger, threats of lawsuits. In a very interesting...
View ArticleWho decides on the flu vaccine for a minor child?
The Associated Press reports that an estranged New Jersey couple asked a family court on November 30, 2009 to settle a dispute over whether their school-aged child will be administered the H1N1 Flu...
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Is 50-50 custody a good choice in the long run?
What follows is a reprint of an interesting article by Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW. I hope that you find it as thought provoking as I did.As soon as the argument over the kids becomes about the 50/50...
View ArticleInternational Custody Dispute Between Nebraska and Canada
It seems that with increasing frequency I read stories in the news about parents embroiled in custody disputes that are international in scope. If you are interested in this topic, you will find a...
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Filing Facts for the Recently Married or Divorced Taxpayer
If you recently got married or divorced, here are some tips from the IRS you should consider:1. If you took your spouse's last name or if both you and your spouse hyphenated your last names when you...
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International Travel With Your Child - What You Need To Know
If you are planning a trip abroad with your child anytime soon, this recent article from the New York Times will surely be of interest to you.
View ArticlePatients' Rights Get A Boost
On April 15, 2010 the rights of hospital patients to have their wishes respected concerning who may visit them or make medical decisions on their behalf got a boost from President Obama by way of a...
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The Health Hazards of Marriage
This recent article from CNN sheds some light on the potential health effects of married life and spousal interactions.
View ArticleMarriage and the Green Card
Investigating marriage fraud is the topic of this recent article from the New York Times. Apparently it is not so easy to obtain a Green Card.
View ArticleWhat Makes a Happy Marriage?
Read this interesting article from the New York Times if you want to gain some insight on how to have a sustainable marriage.
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Parent One, Parent Two
In this article from The Washington Post , we learn that the State Department has decided to make U.S. passport application forms "gender neutral" by removing references to mother and father, officials...
View ArticleDoes your child hate to do her homework?
If your daughter is balking at doing her homework, perhaps this article will help.
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Study Says Fighting Style Predictive of Divorce
The manner of fighting that a married couple employs may predict whether the couple will eventually divorce. Read more about this here
View ArticleHealing A Wounded Credit Score
Many of us have less than perfect credit scores. If you are interested in improving yours, you might find this recent article by Tara Siegel Bernard in the New York Times to be of interest.
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Wiretapping Teddy Bear Leads to Large Fines
In this age of tiny digital audio recording devices, some parents embroiled in a child custody dispute may be tempted to conceal such a recorder in their child's beloved teddy bear in an attempt to...
View ArticleLessen Your Risk of Sexual Assault
NursingDegree.com has posted a new article entitled "20 Ways to Lessen Your Risk of Sexual Assault." Read the 20 tips here
View Article401(k)s and Divorce
Here is a link to a recent articlein the Wall Street Journal concerning dividing 401(k) accounts incident to divorce.
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Happy Father's Day
In an article in the June 14, 2012 New York Times, Dominick Zarrillo's column about himself and his son epitomizes the essence of a father's love for his son. I hope you will read the articel and be...
View ArticleHappy New Year!
2013 was not a blogging year for me. 2014 will be different as I set the intention to post a new article at least once per month. If there are topics you would like for me to address please send your...
View ArticleWhat is the role of the custody evaluator?
I just finished reading an excellent article by Gary Direnfield, MSW, RSW entitled Unraveling Custody/Access Assessments/Evaluations. In this article Gary provides his reader with a succinct...
View ArticleDOMESTIC VIOLENCE - A Persisitent Threat to Women in the USA
In a recent New York Times OP-ED Nicholas Kristof informs us that in the United States, domestic violence claims the life of an American Woman every six hours and strikes 25% of all American women in...
View ArticleA Simple Communications Model to Use
Cathy Heenan, Ed.D. recently posted an article in her blog that introduces a model you can use with your spouse when emotions are running high and you need to be able to solve a dispute.Here's what you...
View ArticleIS YOUR RELATIONSIP 'GOOD ENOUGH"?"?
In this recent article, Dr. Pauline Boss describes an alternative to ending a relationship because it’s not everything we wish for. She describes this as making a "conscious choice". In all intimate...
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