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Weekend Parenting - How Non-Custodial Parents Can Still Be Parents

Non-custodial parents can be divided into two categories - those who have harmed their child and don't deserve custody and those who are good, loving, parents who are not able to live with their...

4 comments    family children parenting
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When Divorce is Caused by a Spouse Who Cheated - Do You Tell the Children?.

While this is only the opinion of one individual (who is not a professional in the field of family therapy), I suspect many other people share the same one. While divorce, itself, makes it clear to children...

8 comments    love life advice
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Divorce Options - 50/50 split?

It has always seemed to me that many disputes over property and assets could be eliminated if a couple first sorted a few things out. Whether the issue at hand is dividing marital assets, some common sense...

2 comments    life advice family
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Why Divorces Happen Even in Marriages "Made in Heaven"

If you step outside your own personal beliefs and try to reason out possible answers to this question objectively, you'll come up with the following thoughts: In order for marriages to be made in Heaven...

0 comments    love marriage divorce
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Today's Divorce Rate - Why Is It So High?

There could be any number of reasons for the rise in the divorce rate in recent times. One reason could be that divorce is more socially acceptable to more people now. Another reason could be that fewer people...

1 comment    divorce divorce rate why marriages fail
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Divorce, Custody, and the Phrase, "Putting the Children First"

In divorce situations, the phrase, "putting children first," is the phrase everyone seems to use. Most people agree with the idea of putting the children first - in theory. In practice, whether or not anyone...

15 comments    divorce separation custody
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"It's Complicated", Starring Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, and Steve Martin

A couple of weeks ago I saw the move, "It's Complicated", so it seemed to make sense to write about it. The reason I've pointed out that this is a "discussion", rather than a "review", is this: I'm not a...

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Why Some Divorces Happen - Myths That Couples Don't Take Vows Seriously

It would be nice if the divorce rate were just a matter of fluffy-headed people not taking their vows seriously, but divorce - like so many things in life - is something that people often don't understand...

5 comments    love relationships marriage
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How A Loving, Capable, Mentally Competent, Mother Can Lose Custody of Her Children

So often I've read online articles about mothers who lose custody of their children; and so often those stories are about mothers who have had drug or alcohol problems, or else they have battled psychiatric...

7 comments    relationships children divorce
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Part II - How Courts and The System Destroy Individuals, Families, and Lives

Most of us know that it isn't a good idea to base conclusions about something like the courts or The System (in general) on anecdotal evidence. Some of us (not as many, perhaps, as would be ideal) realize,...

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