Family Law Archive

Any teenage girl discovering she is pregnant is terribly vulnerable, frightened and absolutely terrified of what her parents are going to say. In this kind of mental state, can anyone honestly say that a young …

Child Support is a great way for fathers to help support their children after a divorce when they choose to either be the non-custodial parent, or make the unfortunate decision not to be active in …

The argument that is commonly used NOT to talk about the rights and wrongs of abortion is that it is an “emotive” subject. This argument is often made as if our emotions are not somehow …

ASU philosophy professor Thad Botham leads an average life with one exception: his father has been in prison for 34 years. More specifically, Botham’s father, Ken Botham, has been imprisoned for more than three decades …

Domestic violence often does not appear in a couple’s relationship until the woman is pregnant. Although Psychologists and Social Workers have been studying this trend for decades, they have not come up with any concrete …

Should the father have some say in abortions?  No, absolutely not.  If a father did, it would lead to a dangerous slippery slope, one that I don’t think Americans would like to go down. I …

     A subject that often generates more heat than light, for understandable reasons, it is unfortunate that the question is phrased so fallaciously.  It’s like that old question asked by one’s friend, ‘have you stopped …

“We are all here, murdered with an ax night of Aug 2, 1877, at their home south by southwest from here.  Their bodies lay beneath this tomb.  Their virtues live above it.”  So reads the …

The legal rights of surrogate parents vary from country to country around the globe. In the UK, the rights of a surrogate mother universally trump those of the intended parents, making it lawful for her …

Rules, rules, rules…just when you think America has enough of them, another one makes the headlines. Sure, the people who make them are generally well-meaning in their efforts but that doesn’t mean that every proposed rule is justified. …

This has to be the one topic that infuriates me the most. I have more than a handful of male friends that have custody of their own children. I have a sister-in-law that has 3 …

When Proposition 8 was approved by 52 percent of California voters in 2008, it added the following words to the state constitution: “Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in …

Absolutely, jail time needs to be a measure used to collect child support.  My husband’s case is proof without the threat of jail time he would have never received a dime from his ex.   My husband …

Age of Consent in Pennsylvania: Statutory Sexual Assault             In the State of Pennsylvania, the statute Title 18, §3122.1 statutory sexual assault states any person who “commits a felony of the second degree when that …

A resolution for our nation’s child support system could quite possibly change my life. How? Well, at this time, I am owed a whopping $54,000 in back child support; that would be a monumental lump …

Boy, talk about Miss Prissy Panties deciding for everyone what we and they can handle!  The notion that somebody can arbitrarily set a standard and impose by popular (read, dumbass masses) opinion some opaque and …

Whatever romantic feelings an unwed couple has for each other can disappear with the sudden news of pregnancy. That much is true as there are millions of single moms who are raising kids under 18 …

Why should a man not have a say in the question of abortion? It takes two to create a baby. The decision to have sex takes two. The decisions that will affect the life of …

North Carolina rocked the nation as it joined dozens of other states in shrugging off the possibility of extending marriage rights to homosexual couples. In one of several electoral recent setbacks for liberals in the …

The United Kingdom has unleashed a barrage of new, reformed policies aiming to protect children.  Within the decade however there have been problems within the system that could be detrimental to the safety of children in …

Over the past few years there has been a political war over the right of gays to become legally married. However, I have yet to see the collection of politicians to stop and take a …

Although a federal judge has overturned the ban on same sex marriage it doesn’t mean that things are ok just yet. San Francisco Federal Judge Vaughn Walker extended a temporary stay until August 18, in …

Hello and good day. My name is Brad and I’m a father of 3 awesome children. This thing that we call child support is a touchy situation from both sides. Speaking of custodial and non-custodial …

If a father abandons their children, to me that is one of the worst crimes there could be. It is like saying to a child they aren’t good enough and they are not wanted. Can …

“911 how can I help you?” “My car has been stolen and my baby is in it!” shrieks a hysterical mother. So begins yet another example of the tragedy that can happen when children are …

The problem here is our government has taken the job of parenting from the parents. At what point does a judge or elected official know what is better for a child than the parent. Perhaps …

child support should always be paid no matter what, however there circumstances should be looked at, if the carer of the children male or female can arrange something that would be better for both parties …

The child support system in America is broken.  There is no doubt about that.  The fact that it is broken is often sugarcoated by saying that “it’s for the children.”  However, a system that pits …

There are a lot of fathers out there who’ve lost their jobs thanks to our government unconstitutionally interfering with and usurping the auto, banking and mortgage businesses, as well as using failed economic policies that …

Judge Vaughn Walker ruled on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 that Proposition 8 in California, which had stripped gay couples in that state of their legal right to marry, was unconstitutional.  Within minutes of the verdict …