Family Law Archive

As has been said before, should the child, girl, young woman, find that she is going to have a child, she should have the right to decide to carry that child to term. For many …

Should polygyny be legalized? There is nothing to “legalize”, at least so far as those who can read the Bill of Rights (First Amendment) are concerned, or for those who understand that God ordained marriage, …

When I was growing up, child abuse was a taboo subject.  Nobody talked about it.  What my mother did was intentional, but I survived the barbarity for seventeen years, to tell this agonizing story.  Which …

No matter how frustrating it is going through the process of enforcing child support, this frustration pales in comparison with the frustration that comes from dealing with the deadbeat parents themselves.  To truly understand a …

Should states make DNA testing mandatory in hospitals when babies are born? I think it should be done because you have a lot of women who are pinning babies on men having full knowledge that …

Visitation and Child Support are two issues that are so close that its often assumed that you have to have one to get the other. In the legal world these are two separate issues. This …

I define Father as a male who either deliberately procreated with the hopeful goal of bringing a new life into the world or who identified with and accepted as his own a new life after …

People often point out what would happen if abortion were banned. Kids would be in bad positions, having to fend for themselves, etc. There is one important element missing from that line of reasoning – …

It was easy to challenge the title and to wonder how fair it is to take away a person’s self defense based on an accusation. But people are arrested and incarcerated all of the time, …

My daughter had a medically advised abortion a few years back.  The baby was so malformed, the doctors said she probably would not be born alive if my daughter continued with the pregnancy and birth.  …

Pornography is nothing new – in fact, it has been around for much longer than most people tend to give it credit for. Although I am not a fan of the subject, I do not …

Except in rare cases, for example when incest might be involved, doctors should be required to obtain parental consent in the case of a minor child. Another exception would be in the case of a …

Abortion. One of America’s favorite “hot button” issues. And like most if not all “hot button” issues, this question has the tendency to polarize advocates on one side of the debate or the other. Request …

A three year old child who was attacked by a toddler of the same age, while alone in a car has been granted the right to compensation. The boy from the Wirral, Merseyside, in the …

Abortion should definitely require parental consent. We are on dangerous ground when we start trying to take away a parent’s right to consent or not consent when it comes to their child. Most parents love …

The nonpayment of child support is just a CIVIL violation of their divorce decree. However, the parent that violates the divorce decree by not paying the court ordered support of the minor child has stepped …

Abortion shouldn’t even cross the mind of a young woman. In a perfect world, all children would get along with their parents. If a young woman got pregnant, she would first tell her parents about …

Child support is definitely not payment for visitation. When a parent involves the children with support issues, all it does is causes the child to suffer because it exposes them to matters that they should be kept out …

It’s incredibly how politics gets all tied up with morality at times… both sides of the debate regarding abortion claim they are the more “humanistic” or “moral” side. Pro-Life and Pro-Choice sides are both positive …

The very question is an affront to both the Bill of Rights and the English language! It doesn’t take four hundred words to explain the obvious: NOTHING which is a “Right” can or should be …

In many cases, Child Protective Services do have too much power but the problem is how that power is used. We all have heard about cases that slip through the cracks and the excuses of …

“It’s Almost Tuesday” is a fictional story based on true events, using a young child’s exact words when possible. It depicts true incidents reported within the Texas Foster Care System. While this story is fictional …

Why few people are arrested for filing false child abuse reports! Most child abuse reports are made to CPS. CPS stands for child protective services. CPS is responsible for investigating all reports of child abuse …

Reporting suspected child abuse can be an extremely difficult situation.  However, it’s a matter of urgency to get the child into a safe place when you know or suspect that he is being treated poorly.  Because …

It is reasonable to be interested in the past romantic relationships of a person you are considering for yourself. A person’s prior relationships can make a difference in future ones, and although you may not want …

Actions do, in fact, speak louder than words. The act of deliberately leaving a defenseless, unprotected child or, worse yet, infant in a car for any length of time immediately prompts the question of intent. When that …

This is not an easy question to answer, but it must be answered nonetheless. The problem with parental consent laws is that they often tend to swing both ways. That means that parents who must …

Fighting for custodial rights can be emotionally taxing, as well as financially burdening. The courts system can be confusing if not familiar with it, and the emotions involved can add to the confusion. There are …

In the majority of cases, underage children should be required by way of law to have parental consent. Underage children can not vote, drink, drive or do many things that adults have the right to …

Child support, who pays and what amount, has been a source of contention for decades. One’s position or view on the issue generally depends on our stake in it. Those who are paying and those …