The Louisiana Department of Children and Families, along with the city of Monroe, Louisiana, took time to celebrate and thank loving families that adopted children in the recent years, and also highlighted the scores of children that are still looking for a home. Monroe, which is located in northern Louisiana, established the month of November… Continue reading Louisiana city highlights importance of adoption
Making prompt and sufficient child support payments can prove to be a challenge for some noncustodial parents, especially if they are unemployed or underemployed. Many noncustodial parents who spend time in jail or prison are later released to a bad situation. Not only do they face a mounting debt of back child support, but they… Continue reading Program aims to help parents pay child support
Throughout the United States, capable parents with custody of their children have the final say on visitation rights for third parties. While this is the guiding principle for disputes, different states guard the rights of parents to varying degrees. Grandparents are one group hoping to weaken those parental rights, arguing that they are entitled to… Continue reading Grandparents fight for visitation rights
In our last blog, we discussed a situation where a gay New York couple adopted a child from Louisiana. When acquiring a Louisiana birth certificate for their child, the state refused to list both men as parents, because Louisiana does not recognize gay marriage nor are gay couples eligible to adopt a child in the… Continue reading Bill could change adoption laws in Louisiana
The United States Supreme Court would not hear a case concerning the adoption process of a Louisiana child and a same-sex couple from New York. The two unmarried men have adopted their 5-year-old son, who was originally from Louisiana. The couple wanted to have an accurate birth certificate for their child, so they requested one… Continue reading Gay couple cannot be listed as parents of Louisiana child
The United States Supreme Court would not hear a case concerning the adoption process of a Louisiana child and a same-sex couple from New York. The two unmarried men have adopted their 5-year-old son, who was originally from Louisiana. The couple wanted to have an accurate birth certificate for their child, so they requested one… Continue reading Gay couple cannot be listed as parents of Louisiana child
A recent study uncovered the fact that cancer causes an increased likelihood that a couple will seek a divorce. This is especially true when the one stricken with the illness is female. Upon the release of these findings, an oncologist at the Ochsner Medical Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana said that once a spouse is… Continue reading Study shows men more likely to leave women during cancer
A study involving 1,000 Louisiana couples both confirmed and debunked some already generally accepted notions on sex and its role in divorce. The study, conducted by a professor at Southern Illinois University, followed these Louisiana couples between 1998 and 2004, surveying them along the way, to decipher how sex plays a role in causing or… Continue reading Study shows connection between sex and divorce
A small-scale adoption scam, which spanned throughout portions of the United States, bilked hopeful parents out of hundreds of dollars and highlighted the need for a qualified family lawyer to oversee this intricate legal process. A 20-year-old woman from Muskogee, Oklahoma is the alleged lone perpetrator in the ring of crimes and some of her… Continue reading Multi-state adoption scam hits hopeful Louisiana parents
Cases of domestic violence do not just affect the members of a single household. When domestic violence spirals out of control, the results can have a devastating effect on a number of people throughout the community. This was the case recently in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, when a 21-year-old man allegedly charged into a home with… Continue reading Three women killed in case of domestic violence
