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...
Aug 13, 2012 | Father's Rights, Personal Interest, Single Fathers, Single Parenting
Being a divorced dad isn’t easy. You are now a single parent. You no longer have another parent to lean on. When the kids are with you, they are really with you. That’s the tough part. But it’s also the great part. You have not only the responsibility but the...