A recent crisis over what to do with a 1-year-old child has focused attention on problems facing the most vulnerable of our society. A Prescott, Arizona, newspaper has reported that the infant now requires a Court Appointed Special Advocate. According to the news article, the baby, who has been given the pseudonym “Ivy” to protect […]
In an earlier blog post, we discussed how the roles of grandparents in their grandchildren’s lives have changed considerably in recent years. In fact, as many as 5.8 million children are currently living with their grandparents somewhere in the U. S. and another 2 million children are living with another relative other than their parents. […]
Divorce is seldom an enjoyable part of anyone’s life. Usually when couples split, both parties experience emotions based on anger, resentment and distrust. Those feelings are usually exacerbated if the divorcing couple share a child. Suddenly, rather mundane activities such as dropping off a child at the home of an ex-spouse can quickly erupt into […]
