Divorces are governed by state law, but federal law can have a significant impact on the rights of military service members and their spouses in divorce. This is especially true in the area of military benefits, including the Basic Allowance for Hous… Read More

If you are considering surrogacy, either as a potential surrogate or an intended parent, you are probably wondering what the process is like and how to navigate it. A first step is choosing a surrogacy agency that can provide the answers to those, an… Read More

Divorce happens in military families just as it does in civilian families. While the divorce process itself is governed by state law, federal law dictates what happens to military benefits in divorce. In this blog post, we’ll talk about how divorce… Read More

When children are very small, what they know about “family” comes from their own family, whether that is a traditional nuclear family, or a nontraditional family, like a single parent, same-sex parents, a grandparent who is raising them, or some… Read More

A South Carolina Supreme Court decision issued early this year sheds light on laws affecting reproductive health in the state. The decision, which came out January 5, 2023, dealt with a state law regarding abortion. However, it has broader implicatio… Read More

Many military service members are parents, and like all parents, they are obligated to support their children. The fact that they are on active duty serving their country doesn’t change that. While child support is determined by state law, federal… Read More

You’ve probably heard the statistic that nearly half of first marriages, and even more second marriages, end in divorce. What you may not be aware of is how many of those couples are 50 and older—an age at which you might expect couples to have w… Read More

An increasing number of people are choosing to become pregnant using donor sperm. Some are lesbian couples. Some are single women who don’t want to wait any longer to meet a partner before becoming parents. And some are opposite-sex couples in whic… Read More