In our last post we discussed the negative influence Facebook and other social media websites can have on marriage. Although it's true that an increasing number of divorces list Facebook as the source of marital problems, social media can also play a negative role in...
The social media giant Facebook is so popular that more than 1 million website users took time to post approvals of the recent marriage of the company's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. But according to recent surveys, the good fortune of Facebook's founder is the misfortune of...
In our most recent blog post, we told you about a new report that indicates grandparents and kinship caregivers may need more assistance to effectively raise young ones in their charge.Millions of children in this country are being raised by their grandparents, other...
Who doesn't love receiving gifts from a spouse or other romantic partner? Here's an exception: gifts that come from a husband who's having an affair with someone else.A Dallas-area woman was the recipient of $1.4 million worth of gifts her husband bought her, but also...
Divorce settlements do not include an equitable distribution of friendships. Friends and neighbors make their own choices about how to treat and socialize with couples who divorce. Members of a formerly married couple's social circle may try to avoid awkwardness by...
A Texas father's quest to have his own child custody agreement tossed out could have far-reaching consequences for disputed divorces across the state. At the heart of the issue is a conflict between long-held state laws and the safety of his daughter. At the onset,...
There are about 2.7 million children in this country who are being raised by their grandparents or other relatives or friends, according to 2010 Census data. A new report says that such caregivers are not getting enough financial support.According to the report,...
A Texas judge has ruled on the divorce case of NFL star Deion Sanders and his wife Pilar, bringing some closure to yet another tumultuous celebrity breakup. The former Dallas Cowboy was ordered to pay $10,000 a month in child support, but will not have to pay alimony....
Domestic violence laws exist in order to protect people from being abused by their loved ones. As strange as it may sound, some men turn domestic violence laws upside down in order to get the upper hand when divorcing their wives.A new book details the scam, in which...
We've discussed at length in this blog how to shield children from the lasting negative effects of divorce. Plenty of studies have addressed children's outlook on relationships long after their parents go through one. But some new research suggests that there may...