In recent news, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), the state agency in charge of overseeing the health, safety, welfare - and potential adoption - of children taken into long-term custody is now facing a federal class acti...
Read MoreYearly Archives: 2011
Joint vacations involving divorced couples and their children becoming more common
Most people assume that when it comes to divorce-related matters like child custody, there is no such thing as a middle ground. One parent will be awarded primary custody while the other will be awarded visitation time, and each parent will essential...
Read MoreBreakups can quickly turn into courtroom battles for cohabitating couples
According to recent statistics gathered by the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of cohabitating couples - meaning couples who live together but who are not married - has more than doubled over the last 14 years from 2.8 million to 7.5 million. Unfor...
Read MoreFrance, Germany, or Italy? European Union offers new property division rules
The rise in the number of international marriages - meaning marriages between couples from different countries - is not only on the rise here in the United States, but throughout all of Europe as well. To illustrate, there are currently over 15 milli...
Read More‘Texas’ Most Wanted Child Support Evader’ sentenced to one year in jail, ordered to pay over $400,000
Last week, the man who sat atop Texas' Most Wanted Child Support Evaders list for several years and who kept law enforcement officials guessing as to his whereabouts for over 13 years appeared for sentencing in a Carson County courtroom. After a 1...
Read MoreAre happy children more prone to divorce than unhappy children?
A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Cambridge made some very interesting revelations regarding the general happiness of children and their propensity to divorce based upon their respective levels of happiness. The results ...
Read MoreBaseball great Pete Rose files divorce petition
In a few weeks, the Major League Baseball season will officially begin and fans will file through turnstiles across the nation for the next nine months in the hopes of catching a glimpse of their favorite team or player. Interestingly, not all recent...
Read More13 people behind bars following child support sweep by Nacogdoches County officials
Today, law enforcement officials in Nacogdoches County along with investigators for the Texas Attorney General's Child Support Division mounted a countywide sweep designed to capture parents wanted for contempt of court for the failure to pay child s...
Read MoreIs Denison, Texas, the divorce capital of the nation?
Most U.S. cities would probably hope for a spot high atop any rankings issued by a respected business magazine. However, as the old saying goes, be careful what you wish for. According to a recent study conducted by Bloomberg Businessweek and figu...
Read MoreEnglish couples seeking a divorce must first take part in divorce mediation
The previous post took a closer look at the divorce rate in Canada. Today's post will continue with this international perspective by examining a recent development in the area of divorce mediation "across the pond," meaning in England. Specifical...
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