Being a non-custodial father is a challenging situation, especially in today's society in which fathers are usually very involved in their child's life. Fathers who find themselves in this position need to remember that building the relationship with their children...
When you love a child, you don't much care what your specific relationship to one is beyond knowing who is family. This connection may be most common in biological parents in a marriage, but there are all sorts of modern ways that families come together or work...
Fathers have the same rights as mothers under Nebraska law when it comes to child custody or visitation. The main priority of a court ruling on these issues is the best interests of the child. So, parents often have to show that the lifestyle that they can offer is...
Being a single parent is tough, whether you are a mother or father. You'll never be fully prepared for the challenges that single parenthood brings, and, likely, it's not how you ever envisioned bringing up your child. However, if you are a single parent, you'll need...
There was a time in which divorces involving children almost always went one way. Mothers almost invariably got sole custody of children, with the social belief that women were the only natural nurturers and caregivers of young people. Recent studies have shown that...
If a person married someone, there was love of some kind. It may have been a self-interested love or even a misguided love, but love is a strong and positive emotion. Even when it is turned into hate, the intensity remains the same. But most people don't want to hurt...
Nebraska allows men who believe they may be the unrecognized father of a child to assert a right for a paternity test. A marital connection to the mother at birth may be recognized as legal paternity, but it can be overturned if a person shows biological evidence of...
The inherent bias that you often find in the divorce court system has roots in the fact that mothers used to stay home and raise children in most households, while men used to go to work and provide for their families. A lot of courts still prefer to give mothers...
Domestic protection orders serve an important purpose. When one person in a relationship is worried about his or her safety, they're really necessary. But these orders often require people to change their lifestyles to make sure the order is respected. When a motion...
Parents always have responsibilities to their children, and they can extend into a child's adulthood as well. However, while they are below the age of 18, children are also subject to parents' rights. These include time to raise and spend time with them, as well as...
