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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.

Computer Program Settles Disputes

August 1, 2007

A new computer program has recently been developed to help divorcing couples more easily resolve their settlement disputes. How does it work? The new program combines artificial intelligence, game theory and an electronic or human external mediator to help divorcing couples settle their disputes in a fair and rational manner. The program helps each couple [...]

Custody Battles May Extend to Pets

July 17, 2007

A Wisconsin state legislator is making a case to extend the state’s divorce law to govern how divorcing parents handle the custody of their pets. Though saying little on why she introduced the bill, Republican Representative Sheryl Albers’ push for new pet laws is said to have surfaced from pet problems arising from her husband’s [...]

What Have You Done for Your Marriage Today?

June 27, 2007

U.S. Roman Catholic bishops started today a campaign to promote healthy marriages by encouraging spouses to perform one simple kind of act to the other each day. Thus the slogan, “What Have You Done for Your Marriage Today”?

Pre-Marital Counseling to Waive Fees

May 23, 2007

A proposed Texas bill will waive marriage fees if couples take eight hours worth of couples counseling on how to be better spouses. Those couples who decline the counseling will pay double in marriage license fees. Some conservatives say that this law could add a political aspect to something that should be a personal or [...]

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