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My Brother's Pregnancy and the Making of a New American Family

My brother Evan was born female. He came out as transgender 16 years ago but never stopped wanting to have a baby. This spring he gave birth to his first child

Meet Rocco and Melissa Lavaglio: Foster Parents with Hearts Bigger than Their Family

The Lavaglio children were happy to have more siblings.

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

Parents plan to adopt baby with Down syndrome after death of infant daughter with same condition

After losing their baby girl, born with Down syndrome and leukemia, Nick and Adelynn Stanton eagerly await the adoption of a baby boy with Down syndrome.

The Top 30 Questions About Adoption

Our adoption expert gathered a list of questions about adoption circumstances that adoptees most want to know about themselves and their birth families.

4 Tips to Prepare Emotionally to Parent an Adopted Child

Prepare Emotionally to Parent an Adopted Child. Using Lesli Johnson’s list of 10 things adoptees want you to know, here are a few things I learned and shared in my book Nine Year Pregnancy: Adoptee…

5 adoption tips from a mum who has adopted three children

Laura Smith adopted three daughters under the age of three - here's her advice to anyone thinking of adoption

Bread-Winner: Know The Divorce Laws

Gentlemen, let me confirm what you have long suspected: if you are the primary income earner in your family, particularly where your wife has stayed at home, be prepared to pay in your divorce. For…

Is it time for a national divorce law too?

Divorce laws can differ drastically state by state. Your divorce settlement may be far better or far worse depending on the state and even the county in which you reside.

Raleigh Family Attorney notes that Divorce or Separation Doesn't Have to be Uncivil

A perfect co-parenting situation doesn’t exist, but an experienced family law attorney can help you create mutually beneficial custody parameters.

NC Divorce Law: When One Spouse is Out of State or Military

Do you know what it takes to divorce a spouse living in another state? Well, it takes a few more steps than a standard divorce and our lawyers explain how.

Many benefits of speedy divorce laws

Questions for a Family Attorney: Can a Spouse Sue the Other for Theft?

Is it possible to steal from your spouse? And can the victimized spouse sue his or her significant other for it? A Raleigh family attorney tries to answer the question.

VOTE: Which Of These Divorce Laws Is The Strangest?

Let's be honest: divorcing your spouse can be a strange, bewildering experience.<br>But hey, it could be weirder. The cities, states and countries below...

PR Measurement Professional Joins Universal Information Services

Jean Saucier has joined Universal Information Services to assist with business development to the Public Relations industry. News Monitoring and PR Measurement

When to Call a Family Attorney

When you are dealing with a sensitive family issue, working with a family law attorney

Firm builds its brand on compassionate divorce law

They began the practice with the premise of providing a personalized touch for any client with a legal need, whether it was a criminal case, a personal injury claim or representation in a divorce. …

When Do Information Services Projects Belong on the IT Side?

Tim Barlow discusses where the border should be drawn between the work of the information services (IS) and information technology (IT) teams. His experience is that "mission creep" on IT-related projects can be a problem in the IS team. He outlines a series of recommendations for ensuring tasks don't fall beyond the technical ability or strategic scope of the IS team and how to identify what should be carried out by IT colleagues.

How Can a Family Attorney Help You?

When struggling to grasp control of your life due to conflicts in the family, your solace lies in attorney services. A family law attorney will …

Who is the Custodial Parent After a Divorce?

Part of going through a divorce requires settling several legal matters. If the spouses are parents, they must determine their future arrangements for their children. This requires child custody arrangements to be decided upon. Parents can obtain physical and legal custody of their child. When a parent has physical custody of their child, they are …