For the last three years, the number of divorces in the United States has fallen. According to Bowling Green State University's National Center for Family and Marriage Research, the decline in the number of people tying the knot has stopped.Each year, the trends in...
Month: November 2016
Learn about adoption and same-sex couples in North Dakota
The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community has seen significant strides in gaining equal rights in the last few years. Of course, one of the major advances was when the Defense of Marriage Act was ruled unconstitutional in June 2013. However, there is still...
North Dakota’s Child Support Enforcement program
Child support is money paid to the custodial parent by the non-custodial parent. The money helps pay for the costs of raising the child, including such things as housing, utilities, school fees, extracurricular activities and more. In North Dakota, a case is opened...
Why ‘staying together for the kids’ may be counterproductive
The phrase "we're staying together for the kids" is one that is uttered with surprising regularity in popular culture. It sometimes seems that it is impossible to pick up a book, watch a film or turn on the television without hearing that phrase.Is the phenomena of...
Can you end the fight with your ex once and for all?
When you divorce, there's a good chance that your troubles won't immediately disappear. However, this is what some people expect to happen. Unfortunately, the divorced fighting can become even worse than it was before you made the decision to separate.Why does this...