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Fathers, go spend some time with your children. It is never too late to make up for past mistakes. You may even add some years to your life, as well as to lives of your children.
4. Do unmarried fathers have to pay child support even if none has been ordered by a court? 5. Is a stepfather obligated to support the children of the woman to whom he is married? 6. What factors are used to calculate child support? 7. Can my child support payments be based on my...
Lois and Clark are about to get married. Things have never been better. Except for one thing... Lois is terrified. All of her past intimate relationships have been, well... Federal Disasters. Before she can voice her fears to Clark, not one, but two of her past disasters come back to...
In the united States' Declaration of Independence, our founding fathers state: "... all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness."...
The concept of common-law marriage, which acknowledges similar rights as those that have a marriage license to couples that are not officially married if several conditions are met, is one example of common law in action today. Why is common law important?
Can we imagine our mothers having casual sex with whomever they will, or our fathers? (Actually, let’s try not to imagine our parents having sex, period. Yuck. But you know what I mean!) We can’t. So then why are we so quick to jump on the “burden of virginity” train? If ...
Would I be off base if I didn’t want to continue along those lines? Nope. You don't 'owe' anyone a relationship you don't want to have. You get to decide whether you want to remain committed to a sexless relationship. If not, you're well within your rights to walk ...
I have sweet parents, who are still married... But my life is so different from how I thought it would be. — Gwen Stefani 2 My family would soon tell me if I was getting above my station. I love what I do, I love my job, but I also like to go home and lead a normal ...
Therefore, despite likely negative productivity shocks associated with parenthood, fathers are capable of increasing hourly wages. Whether we condition on observable characteristics or not does not affect our estimates at all; once twin fixed effects are accounted for, nothing else seems to drive the ...