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In Divorce, Women No Longer Have All the Power (Press Release) I-Newswire.com

(I-Newswire) - The stories go something like this: “She took the house, she took the car, and then she took my children away.” For many years the process of divorce was a process heavily biased toward women, to balance out the fact that it was a man’s world. Traditionally, women were considered the weaker sex. They were the sex to be protected and protected they were – when it came to divorce.

This principle was also directed embedded in the divorce law of many states. In Florida and many other states, there was a principle known as the “Tender Years Doctrine.” In short, the law said the place for young children was with their mom. A man’s right’s to become the custodial parent was trampled on and completely ignored. Possession of the marital home usually went to the parent that received the children. Right off the bat, the initial position of the courts was to award the house and children to the mom.

Though women did benefit from this system the effect was to short change 50% of the population – men.

Source: http://i-newswire.com/pr51301.html

December 01, 2005  Taking Combat out of Custody Tresa Baldas

lancasteronline.com

Divorce lawyers tangled in messy custody disputes should refrain from smashing the other side to bits. That's the message Andrew Schepard, a Hofstra University School of Law professor, has been preaching to attorneys in recent seminars about high-conflict custody cases, which lawyers and judges identify as a critical problem in the nation's courts.

Custody battles have grown so intense that several jurisdictions across the country, including some in Maryland and Connecticut, are dramatically changing how they handle warring parents. And in the process, the role of family lawyers is changing as well.

Source: http://talkback.lancasteronline.com/index.php?showtopic=24625

Finding new ways to pursue divorce (Opinion) John Brandt

The News-Sentinel

Henry Ford once said, “Don’t find fault, find a remedy.” This simple advice could apply to international disputes, broken toasters – or even a divorce. Too often, however, the divorce process breaks down into angry accusations and reactions that don’t remedy anything. Such a toxic combination frequently leads to high-conflict legal proceedings.

Disputes over child-related issues can traumatize children and impair communication between parents who must continue to work together long after their divorce. Studies have shown high-conflict divorces not only leave their mark on the couple’s children, the negative impact usually ripples through subsequent generations and eventually society, as well.

Source: http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/news/editorial/13292534.htm

Chances of children experiencing problems following divorce depend on mother's parenting style, child's temperament Joel Schwar

A child's likelihood of experiencing adjustment problems following divorce depends on the interaction of the child's temperament and the quality of his or her mother's parenting style, according to a new study by University of Washington and Arizona State University psychologists.

"We know divorce creates more stress for children because kids move, change schools and have an increase in short-term problems with their parents. This means children in divorced families are at greater risk of developing adjustment problems," said Liliana Lengua, an assistant professor of psychology at the UW and lead author of the study, which was published in the Journal of Clinical Child Psychology.

November 30, 2005  Ask Mr. Dad (Advice) ARMIN BROTT

The News-Sentinel

Dear Mr. Dad: I've got a year-old baby and two teenagers from a previous marriage who live with me and my new wife half time. For the first few months, the older kids seemed to love their baby sister. But recently I've noticed some resentment - I think they see the baby as having come between me and them. What can I do to help my older children understand that I don't love them any less?

A: Integrating your old and new families can be enormously complicated - for your kids, your new wife, and yourself. Most older children feel somewhat abandoned and jealous when a younger sibling comes along. But if they aren't living with you full time, these feelings may get kicked to an even higher level when you start a new family. They may feel that your loyalty and your love (and sometimes your money) will be spent on your new baby, the one who's with you all the time, and they may resent having to share those things with anyone. They may also see how much more involved you are with their new, half-sibling and resent that you weren't that way with them. (This may or may not reflect reality, but your kids' feelings are just as real either way.)

Source: http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/living/13282731.htm

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