Gay Parents Rights in Custody
Dec 17, 2012
Courts in many states now recognize that a parents sexual orientation has nothing to do with his or her fitness as a parent, and sexual orientation per se is not a basis to deny or restrict custody or ...
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Second-Parent Adoption
Dec 17, 2012
If a same-sex couple is raising a child conceived through donor insemination or surrogacy, in most states, only the biological parent automatically has a legally recognized tie to the child. The same i...
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Same Sex Legal Guardianship
Dec 17, 2012
The best way for same-sex couples to guarantee both parents legal relationship with their children is through joint or second-parent adoption, as previously discussed, or other avenues for formal recog...
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Foster Parenting
Dec 17, 2012
As with adoption, foster parent eligibility is generally left to the child welfare authorities and family court judges. Few states have specific laws or policies addressing fostering by lesbians and ga...
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Parents of Non-Custodial Parent
Dec 17, 2012
Often, the parents of the non-custodial parent recognize that the parents time with the child(ren) would be limited, and they themselves do not wish to cut into that valuable, limited time. They will, ...
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Enforcing Child Support
Dec 17, 2012
Every state has an agency dedicated to child support enforcement. A state child support enforcement agency (CSE) can:
help the recipient get an income withholding order prepared and mailed to the payin...
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Coping With Divorce: Set New Goals and Priorities
Dec 17, 2012
After the termination of marriage, it is important to start looking forward instead of living in the past. Dont look at yourself as a lonely person, and instead you need to focus on your present and fu...
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Steps to Avoiding Divorce: Compromise
Dec 17, 2012
In any relationship, compromise is a fundamental element that binds a couple together in harmony. When two people get married it is the blend of two cultures where each one comes from a different famil...
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Coping With Divorce: Keep Busy
Dec 17, 2012
Most of us remain busy during the week and so even after legally ending your marriage you dont have to worry much about your weekdays schedule. But, what about weekends? Especially during weekends you ...
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Same Sex Couples and Child Custody Issues
Dec 17, 2012
If you are splitting up with a same-sex partner and you have children, you are likely to face some difficult challenges. The law -- both as it is written and as it is practiced -- can be very unfair to...
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