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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

Quintin Washington of Quintin’s Close-Ups recently spoke with attorney Stephanie Brinkley. You can see the interview below. 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

Many people think of prenuptial agreements as planning for divorce. With that mindset, they are understandably reluctant to get one—who wants to admit defeat before a marriage even gets started? It’s true that a prenup is useful in the event of d… Read More

Parents who serve in the military make many sacrifices for their country. One of those is the ability to spend time with their children when they are deployed. What happens to visitation during deployment, when a parent and child cannot be together?… Read More