Your marriage certificate is an official document proving the existence of your marriage. Certified copies of your marriage license contain the official seal of the state that issued your license. You need a certified copy of your marriage license for various things such as changing your maiden name......[Read More]

Georgia courts make child visitations based on the best interests of the child, while recognizing that the participation of both parents is ideal for a child's development. Where, however, exposure to a parent may be detrimental to the child's safety or welfare, courts have the discretion to restric......[Read More]

It is important to have knowledge of the term of retraining order. A restraining order can also be referred to as a protective order in some states and generally refers to a legal order issued by a court protecting a victim of domestic violence or domestic abuse from the activities of an abusive per......[Read More]

Establishing a conversation about domestic violence. Tips and information on domestic violence.......[Read More]

Mental abuse is the most frequent form of abuse. Mental abuse is perpetrated against children, against the elderly, against spouses and all other forms of relationships. To have mental abuse in a relationship all you have to have is more than one person in the relationship and one person that is ins......[Read More]

When protecting your children is punishing yourself...you must be in a domestic violence divorce. Here are just a few things you will want to remember when protecting your children from abuse during and after divorce.......[Read More]

When people think about paying attorneys, they usually think about a contingency fee. These types of fees are contingent on the outcome of litigation, and cost you a percentage of what you make in your lawsuit. However, several states have made contingency fees illegal in many areas of family law. A......[Read More]

International adoption has become a very popular choice among prospective parents who wish to add to their families by means of adopting one or more children. More than 17,000 American families chose to adopt internationally in 2008, according to the U.S. Department of State. They did so for a varie......[Read More]

Alcohol abuse and alcoholism are sadly linked with domestic violence. Alcoholics are more likely to batter their wives (and husbands, but most family violence is perpetrated by men) and they are more likely to batter while intoxicated.......[Read More]

A prenuptial agreement, or premarital contract, is a contract created to protect parties entering into marriage. With divorce rates increasing and remarriage occurring equally as often, many couples feel the need to ensure all prior assets are secured in their name in case of a divorce. With this co......[Read More]

If you are divorcing your spouse, you may decide to continue living in your house and retain the property as the sole owner. In addition, if you decide to drop your husband's last name and take your maiden name, you will need to change your name of all important documents, including your mortgage pa......[Read More]

When most people think of domestic abuse, they usually think of men beating their female partners or occasionally men suffering at the hands of their wives and girlfriends. Angry, teenage antics would certainly not be considered domestic abuses, but in some cases, the child's behaviour can beco......[Read More]

I am a survivor of Intimate Partner Abuse, committed to shedding light on the Worldwide epidemic of domestic violence. When an intimate partner seeks to gain or maintain control and/or power over another in a relationship by means of Physical, Sexual, Verbal, Psychological and or Economic abuse. Thi......[Read More]

Although it might not feel like it to some fathers, they have legal rights with regard to their children even if they get only a fraction of the placement time that a court order or separation agreement gives the mother.......[Read More]

Changing your name while under 18 in Australia requires several specific steps. You must register to change your name with the NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages. Several documents need to be completely filled out and proof of identification has to be shown. You must have parents or a legal......[Read More]

Domestic violence is more than just a situation of a man hitting his wife on a Saturday night after they have both had a few drinks, although this situation can be part of a bigger problem.Domestic violence is a pattern of behavior that evolves over time with an end result of one partner using a ran......[Read More]

The Precautionary Principle aims to minimize public or environmental threats. This principle, first introduced in Europe in the 1970s, mandates precautionary measures whenever an action is deemed potentially harmful. Measures are eased when the persons responsible provide evidence that no harm will ......[Read More]

Waking up the next morning and regretting a marriage is not enough to get an annulment. An annulment is a legal ruling that states the marriage never existed because the partnership violated the law. Annulment is one area of the law that is both uncommon and difficult to prove. North Carolina, as wi......[Read More]

So you have married and decided to change your last name. Depending on whether you take your spouse's last name or change to some other surname such as a combination of your surname and your spouse's, you may have to follow different procedures to change your surname in California. Just furnishing a......[Read More]

Abused spouses tend to take the blame for being abused. Children are drawn into the guilt by association, that is compounded when the abused spouse seems to allow and accept the abuse.The abuse pattern is sometimes so ingrained in the family that it takes on a sense of normalcy. Clint Van Zandt, in ......[Read More]