Ever wonder what your child says about you when you’re not around? Does he spill the beans on your recent nose job or repeat that indiscreet crack you made about your boss? From the moment their kids first grab hold of a mouse, parents often warn them that what they say online could come [...]
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There are certain truths in all family court cases — no matter how famous the parties involved or in which state the case is filed. For instance, James E. McGreevey, the former governor of New Jersey, is going through a “contentious” divorce. Last Friday, the judge in that case urged the McGreeveys to [...]
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Christy Borgeld, the founder of National Stepfamily Day, has sent in this guest post duscussing the origins of National Stepfamily Day. Christy is doing great work, and I encourage everyoine to check out her website at Nationalstepfamilyday.com:
Why Stepfamily Day
By Christy Borgeld
When I married my husband Jim, 15 years ago, our new family included 6 children [...]
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Studies have shown that maintaining a significant role for a noncustodial parent in a child’s life has important benefits for the child, his or her relationship with the noncustodial parent, and even for the custodial parent. Divorce Magazine has published a lengthy article on this subject. read the article in its entirety below the fold:
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The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear a Pennsylvania man’s appeal that raised the question of whether grandparents should be required to show that keeping children away from grandparents would be harmful to the children as a condition for granting the grandparents visitation rights. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled, in Fausey v. Hiller [...]
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Readers of this blog are probably familiar with Dawn Miller’s website, TheStepFamilyLife.com. I have linked to Dawn’s site several times. I have found her work there to be insightful, inspiring, and not least, appropriately humorous. As Dawn noted ina comment to one of my earlier posts, she is back writing, and has a blog, not [...]
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Rudy Giuliani is not at all atypical, at least in terms of his rather complicated family life. The New York Times has this rather interesting article on the subject of blended families in tomorrow’s paper. Mayor Giliuani’s travails are not at all uncommon.
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