Top Divorce Posts Week of August 12, 2011
The Law Offices of Brian D Perskin has compiled some recent news stories regarding family law issues such as divorce and custody. Each entry contains a title, one line summary and link to the full article. Many also contain a short excerpt of the article.
What Do Divorce Statistics Say About Your Relationship?
http://newyorkdivorcenews.com/what-do-divorce-statistics-say-about-your-relationship/331422/
- Recent statistics for divorce rates in New York with commentary.
"Reading and understanding divorce statistics can certainly reveal important trends that can explain why divorces happen and how to deal with divorce. … New York is actually a place where more married couples stay together."
Les Enfants X: Denied Their True Identity
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/les-enfants-x-denied-their-true-identity-2333283.html
- This article discusses the impact of French adoption law on children.
"The rights of a child to know its parents are written into international law, but in France that doesn't mean very much. Here is one of the few countries in Europe where children can be born without officially having any parents. The result is generations of Les Enfants X, and enough sorrow to fill the Seine."
Same-Sex Marriage in NY Creates New Child Custody Discussion
http://newyorkdivorcenews.com/same-sex-marriage-in-ny-creates-new-child-custody-discussion/331378/
"Same-sex marriage cases and adoption cases often go hand in hand. With New York's recently passed same-sex marriage law, couples in the state are seeing new benefits and new complications regarding child custody. Looking at some of the cases moving through other state courts can give New Yorkers a greater understanding on how they can share custody after being granted same-sex divorce."
Celebrity Divorce Stats
http://www.hollywoodheartbreaker.com/shortest-celebrity-marriages/
- Which couples have had the shortest marriages? Which divorces have been the most expensive?
BioNews: What the Kids Really Want
http://www.bionews.org.uk/page_103648.asp
- Study of persons who were conceived using donors.
"Today, disclosure turns on the type of family. Study participants who grew up in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) or single-parent households were more likely to learn of their origins at an earlier age than those of heterosexual couples. They, in turn, had a healthier or more positive view of their means of conception. The study also found that children in LGBT households are more comfortable expressing curiosity about the donor than those of heterosexual parents, and that they are significantly more likely to express this interest at a younger age. For example, twice as many LGBT offspring expressed an interest in their donor by the age of 11."
Heather Locklear Engaged
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/12/heather-locklear-engaged_n_925567.html?ir=Divorce
- The twice divorced actress is now engaged.