Family law

2014, 1.6 Americans identify as gay/lesbian and 0.7% identify as bisexual. However, there is no study available to show how many of the Americans that are gay came from either heterosexual or homosexual families. In the article, "The Effects of Marriage, Civil Union, and Domestic Partnership Laws on the Health and Well-being of Children," author James Pawelski states that, “So few adolescents in either group reported same-gender attractions or same-gender romantic relationships that a…

Many people believe that men should pay child support, let’s not get it twisted, a man should support his children, however, there needs to be different set of guidelines for child support and custody order, that is implemented before making a final decision. Some women feel because they bearded the child that they can do what they want, when they want, and how they want to do thing when it comes to their children. And, the men are supposed to take whatever is being dished out and pay child…

Many people do not know that there are in fact, many different types of divorces. Each having their own separate processes along with the steps that go with for everything that would go with getting a divorce. The same follows for each state and their laws for getting a divorce. Divorce in general is hard on people. Especially on children, since each child takes the news and expresses it differently. The effects of a divorce can carry along with a child throughout their adulthood. There are…

conditions to determine the correlation. The study shows long-term effects of divorce on children’s decision on substance use as the following: While the results vary for the different measure so fuse for a given substance, they indicate that youth from families experiencing a divorce are already at an increased risk of engaging in alcohol use at least 2 to 4 years before the divorce. After the divorce, youth are more likely to engage in alcohol, marijuana, and other drug use, with the effect…

Separation is hard. When divorce happens in a household it affects everyone in the immediate family, especially the children. Children play in an important role when it comes to parents splitting. The parents with try and make the relationship work but sometimes that is just not enough. The way divorce affects adults is with separation issues, reasons why they separate, and how they feel about it. In the United States, first marriages that end in divorce last about eight years (Trueit, pg.26.)…

A young boy hears his parents’ arguing. He hears his father yell and then slam the door. He listens to the truck tires squeal as the truck leaves the driveway. Shortly after, he hears the soft cries coming from his mother’s room and wonders “Is this my fault?” Several days go by and he does not see his father. He finally gets the courage to ask his mother when his father will return. She responds that the will not be coming back because they are getting a divorce. His mother then tells him…

It is a societal issue that continues to separate many families. At times, divorce is the only choice and sometimes it is the best choice. However, it always leaves the family devastated since normal activities are no longer normal. In this book, Clarke-Stewart and Brentano seek to present the latest information on divorce, its causes and consequences. In particular, the authors seek to give information on how different members of the family are affected by divorce. It is important to understand…

million different articles to choose from to get a better understanding of how Divorce has always been some sort of issue, Divorce seems to effect children more than the parents seem to realize. However, divorce can also affect everyone in the in the family it just seems like it adds up to a different problem when it reaches the children in the situation. The situation can effect children in different age groups. Younger children won’t really understand what is going on, they will just accept…

as the discussions and readings from this class, I believe that all adoptive families must actively take part in the “pre-adoption” process where each family member must acknowledge the potential for their own personal forms of ethnocentrism. This way, prospective parents and families can gain awareness of the cultural sensitivities associated adoption and verify their own willingness to adopt. Slowly but surely, my family and I learned how to integrate Lydia’s culture into our own culture and…

SAN FRANCISCO - In the biggest social liberties case settlement ever, StateFarm Insurance Co. said Tuesday that it will pay $157 million to 814 California ladies who had brought suit battling they were denied employments as dealsspecialists on account of their sex. Legal advisors said that when every pending case have been determined, the aggregate harms paid will most likely surpass $200 million. Under a one of a kind separate game plan, more than $320,000 - with additional to come- - was…