Family Law Attorney John Meehling looks at a recent study by the Center on Children and Families at Brookings that says Cohabitation and not Divorce is now the greatest threat to the welfare of children in the United States.
Tags: breakdown of the family and marriage, child custody, Child Tax Credit, cohabitation, divorce, family law, family life, no-fault, reforming divorce laws, the Center on Children and Families at Brookings, Why Marriage Matters
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Guest Contributor Gregory Ramey, Ph.D., examines if parents raising children with physical, emotional or developmental problems can cause unhappy marriages that eventually lead to a divorce.
Tags: Attention Deficit Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, challenging children, Child Trends, disabilities, divorce, special needs child, unhappy marriage
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Guest Contributor and Dayton Daily News columnist, Gregory Ramey, Ph.D., discusses the dangers of divorced parents saying the right or wrong things to their children that could make an impact, good or bad in the child’s life.
Tags: 8 Things You Should Never Say to Your Children, Children's Medical Center of Dayton, Dayton Daily News, divorce, divorced parents, ex-spouse, parent discussion
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Guest Contributor, Daniel Pollack, MSSA (MSW), JD examines research data on youth runaways from foster homes and provides examples of precentative measures caregivers can take to avoid legal liability.
Tags: abuse, caregiver, elopement, Foster Care, The National Runaway Switchboard, youth, youths running away
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Family Law Attorney John Meehling, looks at a report from the October 2010 issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine , that reveals investigations conducted by state-led Child Protective Services do not significantly reduce risk for future violence or abuse.
Tags: Abraham B. Bergman, Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Camreta and Alford v. Greene, child abuse investigations, Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, Child Protective Service, CPS, Craig Humphries, Dr. Kristine A. Campbell, Phyllis Schlafly
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