Will unwed parenthood ever be the norm? It’s certainly become more prevalent. Nearly 48 percent of first babies in the United States now are being born to mothers who aren’t married. But look a little closer at the trend for a surprising twist – more than half of new single moms are living with their babies’ fathers.
Many, if not most, married couples happily combine their financial resources into jointly held accounts, investments and property. When one marital partner brings substantial wealth into the marriage, he or she may think it unromantic or untrusting to hold those funds in a separate account in only his or her name. After all, isn’t marriage...
This summer is the 60th anniversary of Billy Wilder’s classic comedy The Seven Year Itch, the story of a middle-aged, married New Yorker and his attractive young neighbor, played by Marilyn Monroe. His wife is away with the kids for a long vacation. Will he or won’t he give in to temptation? The movie and...
Since the U.S Supreme Court recently legitimized same sex marriage in every state, courts will now be grappling with related issues that tread new legal turf in family law cases. Premarital agreements, parenting responsibilities, and property rights are three issues that readily come to mind. Prior to the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision, many same...
Parents can disagree about a lot of things, and as a family law attorney, I’ve found one of them is whether or not there should be guns in the house. Not infrequently, divorce clients have told me of their concerns when the other parent is a gun owner or “has an arsenal” that is kept...
Thanks to our United States Supreme Court, same sex couples now have the same right to marry, divorce, and timeshare with their children as opposite sex couples. All states will recognize legal marriages of same sex couples performed in other states. In fact, maybe the day isn’t too far off when the term “same-sex” is...
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