A man who failed to make child support payments was given an unusual punishment that has created debate between supporters and opponents of the method. The man, who is more than $13,000 behind in child support payments was forced to wear a sign that alerted others to...
After learning of a Missouri child custody lawsuit against a woman by the man who allegedly raped her, the Utah Senate voted March 13 to pass a bill that would disallow such claims in that state. While such lawsuits are still allowed in Missouri, Utah will no longer...
A recent study shows that 25 percent of divorces in 2009, or one in every four, occur between partners aged 50 or older. This is double the figure for that age group for 1990 and is likely to increase in coming years as the average age of the population continues to...
A 48-year-old woman has filed a suit claiming that Michael Jordan, owner of the Charlotte Bobcats and a member of the basketball Hall of Fame, fathered her 16-year-old son. The suit requests that Jordan comply with a paternity test and, if proven to be the boy’s...
House Bill 566 would give fathers who have established paternity expedited hearings for violations of custody or visitation. A representative of Springfield, Missouri, who sponsors the new child custody bill, said that parental and marriage ideals of today have...
