Family law

perspective. Martial decline perspective is a pessimistic view of the current state of marriage that includes ther beliefs that (1) persona; happiness has become more important than martial commitment and family obligations and (2) the decline in lifelong marriage and the increase in single-parent families have contributed to a variety of social problems. Martial resiliency perspective is a view olf the current state of marriage that includes the beliefs that (1) poverty, unemployment, poorly…

things before considering the relocation. They will want to ensure that the relocation will be what’s in the best interest for the child. A judge will consider the custodial parent’s earning abilities. The judge will also consider whether extended family members will be at the new location. Relocation requests are also evaluated to determine the quality of life for a child. If the relocation will provide better educational opportunities and a nicer living situation, the judge is more apt to…

soon. Employers should mandatorily offer paid paternity leave for new parents who currently end up going back to work too soon due to fear of losing their job, being unable to take the time off and or not being able to afford to be there with their family during that time. Too many men and women are feeling like they have to go back too early when they should not have to. While moms have been stereotyped as the more nurturing gender, in current times, dads have been starting to help out more…

This is a brief article written by a retired judge which provides that “parenting plan mediation” often only focuses on the people at the table; the parents. This article influenced our mediation case in that it points out that while a successful mediation between the parents saves them time and money by avoiding litigation, the person(s) that benefit the most from a successful mediation regarding child custody are the children. The source contends that research has concluded that conflict…

With the third highest divorce rate in the world, the US has long been considered to have serious problems with long-term marriage commitments (United Nations). However, in contrary to common belief, divorce rates have actually steadily lowered for two decades now, providing hope for new couples that their love may last (Swanson). Past surges in the divorce rate have been commonly blamed on those in early adulthood who “rush” into marriage without truly getting to know their partner. But this…

working while taking care of their child can face emotional and physical challenges. As reported by Health Land Time, “Women with 3-month-old infants who worked full time reported feeling greater rates of depression, stress, poor health and overall family stress than mothers who were able to stay home.” This proves that women do need more time off so that when they go back to work they can be mentally and physically stable. Also, in a recent anonymous poll done at Manton Consolidated High School…

In the United States, marriage is too often taken for granted. It gets rushed and occurs under false pretenses, which causes people to divorce frequently. According to the article “Analyzing divorce from cultural and network approaches”, the divorce rates in America is “…anywhere from 40 to 50 percent of Americans will experience divorce in their lifetime…” (240).The collateral damage from these divorces is increased when there are children involved. Without a care of their opinions, their…

Without international adoption those children would be suffering and have no family. There are millions of children who don’t have the privilege of having a family, but domestic and international adoption can help them get a family. People should be allowed to adopt internationally because there are people all around the world that need families, people shouldn’t be forced to adopt children they don’t want, and families don’t have to be one race or religion. To begin, there are people around…

most would assume that we begged for this privilege. In reality, my mother was the animal-lover who heard about a local hamster breeder. I wish someone guided us inexperienced hamster owners because we unknowingly brought home a boy-girl pair. My family figured this out when we woke up one morning to find six newborn pups. Sadly, the first two batches from these new parents did not survive. And before I knew it, one of the cute dead pups were placed in a Ziploc bag for show and tell. Was this…

In general, no-fault grounds divorce would be simpler and faster in many jurisdictions and court dockets. Because parties would not need many involvement of parties outside of their marriages, e.g. material witnesses, character witnesses, expert witnesses, etc. Typically, the court would need no more than thirty minutes to hear a non-contested divorce case, while a contested divorce case many take a few days, a week or more, which take up a lot of court time and resources. A non-contested…