August 2007

Domestic Violence Reaches Epidemic

August 31, 2007

According to the North Carolina Coaltion Against Domestic Violence, 76 domestic-violence related homicides have been committed on average annually in this state since 2002. A march recently took place in Charlotte’s sqauare. Mecklenburg County Domestic Violence Advocacy Council organizes awareness marches every Thursday following a death in Mecklenburg County believed associated with domestic violence. One [...]

Housework: Married Men vs. Cohabiting Men

August 30, 2007

According to findings in the September issue of the Journal of Family Issues, married men worldwide report doing less housework than unmarried cohabiting men. Researchers from George Mason University and North Carolina State University found this after conducting an international study of 17,636 men and women in 28 countries. Though, cohabiting men still do less [...]

U.S. Cohabitation Resembles Europe

August 29, 2007

In a recent study, couples cohabitating in the U.S. are on the rise and now account for 52% of all out-of-wedlock births. This is growing increasingly similar to trends in Europe, where babies of cohabitating parents make up around 66% of out-of-wedlock births and even higher rates in parts of Scandinavia. How do out-of-wedlock babies [...]

Collaborative Divorces on the Rise

August 24, 2007

Getting a divorce without setting foot in to a courtroom seems to be drawing more and more couples in as collaborative divorces are on the rise. This article I just read discusses the increasing trend and reasons that couples are seeking this method of divorce.

A CRISPE Approach to Family Values

August 22, 2007

The Children’s Rights Initiative for Sharing Parents Equally (CRISPE) is working to change family law to better suit new studies that show enhanced child development from active involvement from both parents. By promoting 50-50 child custody laws for fit parents, this new group hopes to provide children with a dual-parent future.

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