Family Reunion

Proposed bill would pay child support to relatives raising kids of opioid-addicted parents

By WBIR staff – wbir.com 02/19/2020 “… This bill would require the Department of Children’s Services (DCS) to establish a three-year pilot program to compensate a relative caregiver at half the full foster care rate, even if the child has not been placed in state custody. The bill does not limit the benefit to grandparents, but any […]

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The rise of parental alienation: ‘My ex made me look like the villain’

By Kara O’Neill – Good To Know 02/08/2020 “… Recently, a father at a family court in Bristol received a heartfelt apology from a judgeafter giving up his eight- year fight for his children, during which he claimed his ex had waged a vicious campaign, demonising him to the point they refused to see him.

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Will Mitchell: Kansas Senate passes shared parenting 39 to 1

By Will Mitchell – The Topeka Capital-Journal 02/09/2020 “… Last week Kansas joined a growing list of states supporting shared parenting when the Senate passed SB 157 by an overwhelming margin of 39 to 1. …” Read the entire article: https://www.cjonline.com/opinion/20200209/will-mitchell-kansas-senate-passes-shared-parenting-39-to-1

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Be the type of co-parent that you want your ex to be

By Clemmer – KPCNews.com 02/05/2020 “… When asking yourself about what kind of co-parent you are, think about all that you do in your current co-parenting relationship and see if it is all things that will or could result in reaching the goal of successful, respectful and responsible co-parenting. …” Read the entire article: https://www.kpcnews.com/thestar/article_82129715-8818-5471-ac6b-84b6c3ba3eee.html

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The rise of parental alienation: ‘My ex made me look like the villain’

By Kara O’Neill – goodtoknow.co.uk 02/08/2020 “… Childhood trauma expert Jane Evans says: The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service says there’s no single definition for parental alienation, and recognise it as ‘when a child’s resistance or hostility towards one parent is not justified and is the result of psychological manipulation by the other parent’.

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Let’s fix it: fathers keep getting short end of stick

By Edward Tavares – The Royal Gazette 01/29/2020 “… According to empirical research, these mores of conflict are usually caused by divorce/separation in most cases, with no allegations before divorce. This is according to Linda Nielsen, the author, researcher and professor in Journal of Divorce & Remarriage (2018). …” Read the entire article: http://mobile.royalgazette.com/opinion/article/20200129/lets-fix-it-fathers-keep-getting-short-end-of-stick&template=mobileart

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When Mom and Dad Are Married, Kids Do Better. But Why?

By David C. Ribar – Fatherly 02/05/2020“… At a time when so many American children are growing up with single or cohabiting parents, this is an important question for both policy-makers and parents. Marriage may not ultimately be for adults. Marriage may be, strange as it sounds, for children. …” Read the entire article: https://www.fatherly.com/health-science/divorced-parents-versus-married-parents/

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Bill To Do Away With Lifetime Alimony Payments In Florida Clears First House Panel

By Ryan Dailey – WFSU 01/22/2020 “… Republican state legislators are trying to abolish Florida’s ‘permanent’ alimony system. A bill in both chambers would place caps on the duration of payments, but a Florida Bar section is opposing the changes. …” Read the entire article: https://news.wfsu.org/post/bill-do-away-lifetime-alimony-payments-florida-clears-first-house-panel

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Parental Alienation Ends: The Aftermath of the Reunion

By Ivy Blonwyn – Psych Central 02/03/2020 “… That’s what happened for my husband, Rhys, several months ago. After years of alienation, he was reunited with this five children. This is the update. This is what happened after ‘and they all lived happily ever after’. Real life’s not that simple. …” Read the entire article: https://blogs.psychcentral.com/full-heart/2020/02/parental-alienation-ends-the-aftermath-of-the-reunion/

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5 divorce trends in New Jersey

By Karin Price Meuller – nj.com 02/03/2020“… With more two-income families, there has been a trend toward shared — 50/50 — parenting time arrangements, said Kenneth White, a certified matrimonial attorney with Shane and White in Edison. …” Read the entire article: https://www.nj.com/advice/2020/02/5-divorce-trends-in-new-jersey.html

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