Jun 2, 2018 | Children, Custody, Family Law, Father's Rights, High-Conflict Disputes, Joint Custody, Mother's Rights, Parental Rights, Separation, Single Fathers, Single Mothers, Single Parenting, Sole Custody, Uncategorized
In 2012 I wrote an article on our law firm’s blog entitled “Say Goodbye to Custody,”, in which I discussed the brand new, and highly debated, revisions to the Arizona Family Law statutes. These laws, which guide the Court in making custody decisions involving...
May 22, 2014 | Child Support, Deadbeat Parent, Divorce, Families, Family Law, Mother's Rights, Single Mothers, Single Parenting, Traditional Family
Over the past few years, a number of studies have come out which purport to show that children raised in single-parent households are more likely to live in poverty, lag behind in academics, and have more emotional problems than children raised in two-parent...
Sep 22, 2013 | Coping with Divorce, Divorce, Family Law, Fear and Anger, High-Conflict Disputes, Mental Health, Single Fathers, Single Mothers, Single Parenting
My job as a family law attorney is to try to help people get through the worst time in their lives. Their most personal relationship is crumbling – the one they thought would last forever. They are afraid for their children. They are forced to divide assets that...
May 23, 2013 | Family Law, Father's Rights, Marriage, Mother's Rights, Parenting, Single Fathers, Single Mothers, Single Parenting
It should come as no surprise that fathers can be loving, caring, and nurturing parents – just as mothers were always expected to be.It should come as no surprise that mothers can excel in the business world and be family breadwinners – just as fathers...
Aug 21, 2012 | Custody, Divorce, Mother's Rights, Single Mothers, Single Parenting, Statistics and Studies
The 2012 U.S. Census Bureau statistics on motherhood in America paint a complex picture. The number of single mothers living with children under 18 has almost tripled in the past 30-40 years. Over five million mothers had child support orders that were unpaid as of...
Feb 20, 2011 | Divorce, Children, Research Study, Single Mothers, Single Parenting, Traditional Family
Today, traditional families constitute barely one in five households in the United States, according to census statistics. And nearly 40% of all births are to unmarried women. Yet a recent study by the Pew Research Center for Social and Demographic Trends shows most...