A survey commissioned by LGBT Diversity has found that the primary concern for LGBT parents was the potential for interference with the custody rights of a non-biological parent. The survey of 153 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parents found that the vast majority experienced acceptance from family, friends and workmates. However, nearly half also experienced discrimination and [...]
A new study found that divorce rates are significantly higher in conservative states, and lower in liberal ones—and that religion is the main factor of the difference. “Red States, Blue States, and Divorce: Understanding Regional Variation in Divorce Rates,” due for publication in the American Journal of Sociology, found that that conservative Alabama and Arkansas have close [...]
The Sharks and the Jets have nothing on these exes. Hot-shot Broadway producer Tony Ponturo’s “Bronx Bombers” opens Feb. 6, but ex-wife Ruthe isn’t pining away for him from the Upper East Side duplex they once shared. She has a show of her own, “Til Divorce Do Us Part,” which begins previews the very next [...]
British nuclear operators are likely to be sued for billions of pounds by the Irish government and Irish victims of any radioactive damage they cause under legal changes to be introduced this year. Dublin officials have long reported about the potential impact of the UK's civil nuclear programme close to the Irish shores, with specific [...]
The first Monday of the new year has earned the nickname from legal experts as it is the most popular day to file for divorce.Marital strains come to a head over the festive season as people spend a lot of time together and problems are highlighted.It leads to a deluge of calls to solicitors when [...]
Question: Hello Dr. Scott. So, our daughter has been married less than six months and is already considering a divorce from her husband because she feels like she made the wrong choice. I am wondering how to advise her because we like our son-in-law and feel like he’s a good match for her. On the [...]
Getting divorced can be complicated enough – but if you are an expat couple and the assets you’re dividing up are overseas, it can be even tougher. Cases can take longer, as efforts are made to establish the ownership and whereabouts of money, property and other items. One recent case – that of Michelle Young, [...]
Divorce does more damage to kids than parents like to think. That's the conclusion of a British survey done by the online site Netmums. The site surveyed 1,000 divorced parents and about 100 of their children and got wildly varying results. More than 75 percent of the mothers said their kids had coped well with [...]
Divorce lawyers in Birmingham have revealed that they are bracing themselves for a surge in business on their first week back at work after the Christmas break. Solicitors at Irwin Mitchell dealt with a 25 per cent increase in marriage break up cases last January and are expecting a similar rise in enquiries about relationship [...]
Divorce — even the most amicable — is stressful for children and can create long-lasting difficulties for them. Children’s adjustment to divorce or parent separation is directly related to the intensity and duration of parental conflict; high levels of parent conflict can have enduring and devastating effects on children. (See also Gary Direnfeld’s Reader View: [...]