Behavior Dangers: Poll Reveals Financial Or Marital Stress Can Affect Parents Behavior Toward Their Child
A recent 60 minutes “vanity fair poll” discussed numerous situations in which parents discussed their feelings, and opinions regarding their children. The poll consisted of calling 1,000 adults nationwide and polling their opinion.
Some of the results were obvious, for example 90% of the parents polled stated that of all their children, they did not maintain a favorite, and all were equal in their eyes. An article in Psychology Today discussed the dangers of not treating your children equal. Stating often, a child personality and behavior play a large role in favoritism, in that parents often pick their “best” child. This is also significant because once a child maintains the “favorite” role; this attention can mold their personality and behavior.
Another point the article makes is how stress, often financial or marital, can affect the way individuals approach their children, often creating a favorite, and reducing the ability to either mend a relationship or to show your true affection.
Another topic the poll considered was the “behavior … Read More... “Parents Behavior During Divorce Can Often Lead To Child Favoritism”
A recent survey conducted by Thomas Reuters (published by Findlaw.com) found that today more individuals prefer using the internet to find an attorney than any other method. Of the individuals surveyed, 38% preferred to use the internet as a first choice to find their next attorney. This percentage rose from 7% in 2005 to the current 38% in 2014. The second choice, asking a relative or friend, dropped from its 2005 percentage of 69% to a mere 29%.
The U.S. Department of State Office of Children’s Issues has now submitted its annual report pertaining to compliance problems on international abduction matters for 2013. This “compliance report” identifies countries that are “Not Compliant with the Convention” and countries that show “Patterns of Noncompliance with the Convention”. This 51 page report lists cases that have remained open and active for 18 months or more after the convention application was filed. The report also lists countries with Convention enforcement concerns.
A new law in Ohio will unseal records for about 400,000 Ohio adult adoptees. This law, 
Adultery is fairly common in our society. Frequently, adultery is the grounds for many legal separation and divorce actions; however, “marital fault” is not typically given a great deal of attention by our legal systems. There are some steps individuals can take to help ensure their asset protection from adultery, such as prenuptial agreements, which may limit the ability for one spouse to take part in the estate once the divorce commences.
A memo released by the Obama administration outlines how and when the administration can legally permit relatives of U.S. service military members who are here illegally to stay in the country on a “parole in place” status. This will essentially give illegal immigrants “legal status” as long as they don’t have a criminal record and are family members of a U.S. military service member. This applies to both current and former U.S. military service member family members.
On March 24th, 2014, I traveled from Dayton, Ohio to Mason, Ohio to interview Brenda Patton, Therapist, Parenting Coordinator, and Mediator for The Counseling and Cooperative Parenting Center of Ohio, LLC, also known as “CCPC – Ohio”. Initially, I was interested in interviewing a spokesperson of this Parenting Center as they were a “private” entity providing supervised visitation or supervised parenting time for families in Montgomery, Warren, and Hamilton Counties. When I learned that the service of supervised visitation had been discontinued in July 2013, I explored other topics of interest. When Ms. Patton advised me that the Center was interested in working with “high conflict” divorce matters, my interest was piqued.