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Child Marriage–in the U.S.

More than 200,000 children were married in the US over the past 15 years, new figures have revealed.

Three 10-year-old girls and an 11-year-old boy were among the youngest to wed, under legal loopholes which allow minors to marry in certain circumstances.

The minimum age for marriage across most of the...

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Adopted Kids and School Exclusion

The BBC News has reported on the exclusion/discrimination faced by adopted children:

Faye says since he was excluded from secondary school, Joe's behavior has deteriorated, with a devastating knock-on effect for the rest of the family.

But this family's experience is not unusual, according to a report by the charity Adoption...

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Title: Social Media and Divorce

This sage is advice is from a recent Huffington Post post:

Every morning, as I drink my morning cup of coffee, I scroll through my Facebook news feed, and it does not take me long before I come across a “friend’s” post that causes me to shake my head, and think “Why would they post that?” In today’s social media savvy world, people are often quick to send out a tweet, update their Facebook status, or post an item without thinking first. Maybe I think this way because I am a divorce attorney, but I cringe when I read some of these posts. If you are going through a contentious divorce, about to go through a divorce or just finalized your divorce, or you and your spouse are engaged in a heated custody battle, please heed this simple advice:

  • THINK BEFORE YOU POST:
  • DON’T DISCUSS YOUR LITIGATION OR BADMOUTH THE JUDGE:
  • WHEN IN DOUBT, DON’T POST:
  • ABIDE BY THE TERMS OF YOUR DIVORCE:
  • CHECK YOUR PRIVACY SETTINGS:

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Two-House Christmas: Parenting After Divorce

This article appeared in the Huffington Post just after Christmas and speaks to how divorces can be amicable: (Huffington Post) - We aren’t a broken home, but we are a two-house home. My ex-husband and I split nearly 10 years ago—when our eldest was three and our baby was just six months old. The boys have...
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