Most people think of domestic violence as something that involves married couples or people who at least live together.However, domestic violence can easily begin while a couple is just dating -- even if the members of that couple are teenagers.If you have a teenager,...
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Month: December 2017
Can science predict your divorce?
Social researchers spend a lot of time studying how people behave and the relationships that they form. While social scientists can't guarantee wedded bliss or a disastrous divorce, they have been able to detect the patterns that indicate which couples are more likely...
Lying in family court earns woman jail time, not custody
Lying in family court can cost you both custody and jail time.A woman from California is learning that lesson the hard way after she perjured herself in family court. She won't know her actual sentence until January 2018, but she faces a potential of four years in...
Mobile lives and custody issues
We live in an increasingly mobile society -- and that doesn't change just because a couple gets divorced.One member of the former couple may need to follow a career to another state. Perhaps the other member of the couple wants to return to his or her home state in...
Splitting holiday expenses with your ex
Nobody ever claimed it was cheap to raise a child. If you're already paying child support, you may think that you've done your share. However, child support is designed to cover the basic needs of the child, not the extras -- like presents and other expenses during...