PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—Gov. Ron DeSantis has vetoed a bill that would have altered the state’s alimony laws to allow for people when they retire—a controversial push that critics say “threatened to impoverish older ex-spouses who have been homemakers and depend on the payments.” It is an emotionally charged issue that has a long history dating back to…
DeSantis Vetoes Alimony Bill, Voicing Concern at Retrospective Elements
How to Handle Awkward Situations
We encounter a dizzying number of people over the course of our lives. In some cases, hopefully a small number, certain types of conflict or tragedy can make the experience uncomfortable. If that occurs, here are suggestions to manage it. The Ex-Files “Love Seminar” author Helen Chen says that 85 percent of relationships end badly,…
Barbara Kay: Equal Shared Parenting Should Be Enshrined in Law in Canada
Commentary In March, West Virginia passed legislation entrenching a “rebuttable presumption” that, following separation, parents will enjoy equal time with their child(ren). That is, in the absence of reasonably suspected child jeopardy, judges will no longer award “custody” to either parent. Equal shared “parenting” (ESP) will be the norm. West Virginia joins Arizona (2013), Kentucky…
Is the Child Support Scheme Affecting the Mental Health of Fathers
Commentary Over one million Australian children are currently living without their fathers and the legislation underpinning the family court system and the child support scheme has been a major factor contributing to the present crisis of fatherlessness in this country. Contrary to popular belief, child support payments have nothing to do with irresponsible fathers abandoning…
Is the Child Support Scheme Affecting Fathers Mental Health
Commentary Over 1 million Australian children are currently living without their fathers and the legislation underpinning the family court system and the child support scheme has been a major factor contributing to the present crisis of fatherlessness in this country. Contrary to popular belief, child support payments have nothing to do with irresponsible fathers abandoning…
Chinese Regime Turns Its Back on Former Star After Singer’s Public Divorce
The Chinese regime has criticized an American-Taiwanese pop singer days after his divorce and said that it won’t allow him to return to any mainland Chinese stage in the future. On Dec. 19, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) posted on its website that it will, “Strictly prevent unethical celebrities from going back to stage and…
‘Absolute Hell’: Anti-Father Bias in Family Law Needs Reforms, a Dad Says
After going through an onerous and expensive court battle seeking to prevent his children from being moved far away, only to fail in the end, Winnipeg father Frank Mane describes his experience with Canada’s family law system as “absolute hell.” Mane and his wife split up following 14 years of marriage after his wife had…
‘Mothers of Sons’ Cry Out for Truth, Justice
A group of Australian mothers, upset over ugly custody battles, have banded together to raise awareness of the growing abuse of the family court system by women against men to win custody disputes. Mothers of Sons, which was started by well known Australian feminist, media commentator and now men’s rights advocate, Bettina Arndt, said she started Mothers of…
‘Teenage Rebel’: How Divorce Hurts Children
Sometimes the publicity for a film is hard to understand. Rather than promoting a film’s actual attributes, many ad campaigns sell themes that aren’t even in the movies. “Teenage Rebel” is an example of such misleading advertising, starting with its title. “Teenage Rebel” evokes images of reckless youth racing around on motorcycles—James Dean style. That’s…
Bill Gates, Melinda French Officially Divorced
The divorce between Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, cofounders of one of the world’s largest private charitable foundations, was finalized on Monday, a court document showed. The couple filed for divorce on May 3 after 27 years of marriage, but pledged to continue their philanthropic work together. The Gateses said at the time that…
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