Some lawmakers in Tennessee are currently pushing for an initial presumption of a 50-50 split in regards to child custody.  Read the full story

Illinois State Representative, Robert W. Pritchard, is currently proposing a bill that would enforce a $100 fine for anyone who interferes with court-ordered child custody or visitation, and proposes similar penalties for those who violate a protective order.  Read the full story

State lawmaker, Luiz R.S. Simmons, is currently proposing a house bill that will allow couples to remain living in the same house while they file for an uncontested divorce as long as they do not have a sexual relationship for one year.  Read the full story

A recent article in the Washington Post stated that the United States is currently pressuring Japan to sign the 1980 global convention concerning international parental child abductions.  Read the full story

Last year divorce rates fell 4% after a 7% increase in 2007, according to the National Marriage Project.  Although some family advocates are happy, this drop in divorce rates is likely a result of the recession.  Read the full story

Ring in the new year with this great book, Fathers Have Rights Too, by Robert G. Lockhart. The book is about a man named Cory Jacobs, his son, Cory Jr., and his ex-wife, Paula. Read the full story

NEW YORK TIMES: A federal court in Brazil gave the Brazilian family of a 9-year-old boy at the center of a five-year international abduction and custody case a deadline of Thursday to turn the child over to his American father Read the full story

An organization titled, “Lighting Candles World Wide,” comes together every year to light up the world for the purpose of raising awareness that children need both parents and grandparents in their lives. Read the full story

As most of you probably know, gay marriage was outlawed in 2008 in the state of California. As a comedic comeback to the new law, a web designer named John Marcotte wants to put in an option on the ballot next year to ban divorce. Read the full story

In a recent article published by People.com, it was said that Kate and Jon Gosselin were finally done fighting over the children. They had a Mediation this weekend where Jon showed up with a bouquet of roses for Kate, who denied them. Read the full story