By lawyersksflaw | Published August 19, 2014 | Posted in Family Law | Tagged Tags: Child Custody, Custody, D.C. Lawyers, D.C. Policy, Families, Paternity Leave | Leave a comment
Paternity Leave
NPR ran a story last week about paternity leave, noting that very few employers provide paid paternity leave, though more fathers desire or even expect it. The full story is available here. The District of Columbia has a strong policy in favor of children having relationships with both parents. We see it in many areas Read More
Read MoreMillennials Say “No” to Marriage
An article that was posted Sunday from CNNMoney reads, “When it comes to marriage, Millennials[1] are saying ‘I don’t.’” The entire article, sans graphics, can be summarized in the first paragraph: Today’s young adults are on track have the lowest rates of marriage by age 40 compared to any previous generation. If the current Read More
Read MoreHow Much Alimony?
By Armin U. Kuder “How much alimony am I entitled to?” This used to be a question only asked by economically dependent women. It is now being asked by men who do not earn as much as their wives, and same-sex partners. Whoever the questioner, we family law practitioners invariably give a carefully crafted, limited, Read More
Read MoreGeneration of Cohabiters
By Julianne Edwards-Ransom I am of the age and generation where many of my friends are cohabiting with significant others before marriage. Not coincidentally, many from my generation grew up with divorced parents or with other “modern family” permutations. When we discuss the advantages of cohabitation before marriage, many twenty-somethings believe living with their partner Read More
Read MoreUsing Collaborative Practice During a Divorce
From property division to child custody, divorce requires making many important decisions. The most effective and amicable way to decide on the terms of a divorce is to use alternative dispute resolution (ADR), instead of leaving your fate in the hands of a judge. Collaborative practice is a form of ADR that allows the honest, Read More
Read MoreParenting Help
By Armin U. Kuder Our thanks to Eileen Coen ([email protected]), an experienced family law mediator, for bringing our attention to UptoParents.org, a non-profit focusing on parenting by separated, divorcing and divorced parents. The website presents a variety of articles, and, perhaps more importantly, tools to assist parents in meeting the needs of children caught up Read More
Read MoreLessons from Dr. Suess
LESSONS FROM DR. SEUSS By Armin U. Kuder Anyone who has ever read a Dr. Seuss book to an entranced child knows that there are many messages for adults embedded in the rhyming stories. As a family lawyer, I especially note two tales in “Sneetches and Other Stories.” Sneetches come in two types: with and Read More
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