Now that same-sex marriage is recognized throughout the country, even in those states where it was previously banned, what has been the effect on same-sex couples’ ability to create a family? Are the laws addressing
For nearly six months now, same-sex marriage has, at least theoretically, shared the same legal footing with opposite-sex marriage throughout the United States. All too often, however, individuals acting in violation of the law stand
One of the concerns that plague adoptive parents is the fear that a biological father who was not notified of adoption proceedings will appear and disrupt their new family. Conversely, a man who fathers a
Many people have a general understanding of common law marriage, but are somewhat fuzzy on the details. In a common law marriage, a couple live together and represent themselves to others as being married, but
In 1988, the federal government ordered all the states to develop and implement statewide automated child support enforcement monitoring and tracking systems. According to a report by the Greenville News, South Carolina remains the only
