Child support in the United States

Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) makes it easier for children around the nation to receive the child support they need. Years ago, there was a huge problem between separated households living in different states due to the contradictory state laws on child support mandates. The problem was recognized by Congress and in an attempt to solve it, lawmakers introduced the UIFSA bill and asked all states to pass the bill. In doing so, the regulations among states would become identical…

pregnancy may damage the fetus developing nervous system. Some of the common infections that mothers can have during pregnancy are rubella (German measles), and cytomegalovirus (herpes-style virus). Toxoplasmosis is another infection that can lead to a child having cerebral palsy. Toxoplasmosis is a parasite that can be carried in cat feces, and in inadequately cooked meat. Many different problems during pregnancy can lead…

There are many different social problems that affect families with in the united states. One-parent families have a big impact on many other social problems. “Two of five births in the United States are to single women” (Henslin, 2013). Not to say that women are the only single parent, there are many fathers that also raise children by themselves. According to the US Census Bureau “approximately 82.2 % of custodial parents are mothers, and 17.8 % of custodial parents (approximately 1 in 6) are…

are expecting your second child, but can not have it because your right to bear a second child has been revoked. How would you react? How would you handle your crisis? This is something that women in China go through and something that women in the United States might have to go through as well if our country becomes overpopulated. Although there are credible arguments to support each side of the debate, it is clearly inappropriate for the government to enact a one-child legislation in order to…

levels which can cause adolescents to feel stressed due to trying to live within bicultural expectations. Involvement and expectations of the home or culture of origin versus the involvement and expectations placed on adolescents by the larger United States culture can lead to issues between home life and school. These differences cause adolescents to adapt and change their beliefs and values to try fit into the cultural norms of the new culture adding to the stress at home. The second…

All the refugees that come from around the world to the United States need to have programs that they can join. I know this because the refugees don 't feel like they fit in here and can get into trouble when they don 't have something to do in our society. Refugees that don 't have things to do in our society can cause trouble, join gangs and become criminals. If we don 't help them out with refugee programs and let them do these things, they will corrupt our society and split our towns in half…

United States Two Child Policy Two child policies is a government plan that would pay families to stop birth additions after having two children. There are places like India, Japan, and etc that were inspired by China’s one child policy, but not as strict about it. For example China forces families to have abortion when they have more than the policy, while India might have it as their government does not pay them when families have more than two kids. Two child policy should be enforced in the…

have any type of support to guide them into a successful future. In 1636, Benjamin Eaton became America’s first foster child, but it wasn’t until 1853 that Charles Loring Brace started the “free foster home movement”…

the bouncing back and forth to each parents house though a decision made by the parents’ or a decision made by the court. This depends on how the parents’ communicate and if they want to be corporative with each other to still be able to raise their child or children. Divorce cause the children to have the stress of going back and forth,…

Advertisements targeting children should be banned in the United States. These two articles: Protect Children from Targeted Advertising and Self-regulation and Education-- Not Legislation sum up the main arguments regarding targeted child advertising. As the name implies, Protect Children from Targeted Advertising supports such a ban. Adversely, Self-regulation and Education--Not Legislation opposes a ban on child advertising. I believe whole-heartedly that advertising, especially when directed…