Sentences with phrase «by divorced fathers»

The media have spent considerable effort raising public awareness about the problem posed by divorced fathers who do not provide court - ordered child support payments.

The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry report «Frequency of Visitation by Divorced Fathers,» claimed that «40 percent of mothers reported that they had interfered with the noncustodial father's visitation on at least one occasion, to punish their ex-spouse.»

Monetary payments by divorced fathers to their children are low.

See, e.g. book by divorced father and joint custody activist, Philip M. Stahl, Parenting After Divorce: A Guide to Resolving Conflicts and Meeting Your Children's Needs, Impact Publishers (2000).»

Not exact matches

By the way, she's divorced from millionaires and has plenty of cash, but feels her 90 - year - old father should pay for a 300 - person wedding in the Bahamas so she can afford a beach house.

In fact the song is about a family being split by divorce, sung as if by a father to his son.

Though this idea has been soundly refuted by Father John McCloskey, among other proponents of orthodoxy, and though Francis has strongly upheld the indissolubility of marriage, stating that Catholic divorce «doesn't exist,» it is not so clear to many of the pope's critics, who no longer trust Francis, and who dismiss his affirmations of orthodoxy.

If we take Father Schall's pointed jest and explore it in relation to Walker Percy's own long journey, we see the heart of Percy's concern, a concern central to his fascination with the mystery of sign, of language, in relation to the reality we experience either by a deportment through ordinate sentiment to reality or a deportment of sentimentality, that is, a manner divorced from reality.

By focusing on the inner dynamic of God's eternal life as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Barth is able to avoid two errors: a static understanding of eternity, and one completely divorced from all temporality.

Family Tree was inspired by a woman whose father left her to chase a homosexual lifestyle and contracted AIDS after a volatile relationship with her mother, and Two Houses is about a person wrestling with his parent's divorce and the platitudes he received.

By then I knew John well enough to tease him: «For a man only recently married and a father,» I chided, «you certainly have devoted an awful lot of time to sex, marriage, and divorce.»

While the picture is of a very definite increase in care - taking by fathers in two parent families, there is another group of fathers who do not live with their children through separation / divorce, or who have never lived with them, although many of these are co-resident with other men's children (Radhakrishna et al, 2001).

By omitting divorced fathers from research, scholars could be neglecting important constructs for understanding family systems and how fathers might be affected by the construction of those specific systemBy omitting divorced fathers from research, scholars could be neglecting important constructs for understanding family systems and how fathers might be affected by the construction of those specific systemby the construction of those specific systems.

After that, throughout the next decade, I suffered sexual and physical abuse at the hands of fellow children and teachers, verbally abuse by my father and physical abuse from my mother, who could barely cope with her own divorce demons, working full time and having to raise a traumatized children (a son and a daughter) on her own.

More mothers are going back to paid work, many more homes are dual - income households, and the increase in lone - parent families, rising divorce rates, the introduction of flexible working hours and greater awareness of fathers» rights brought about by the high - profile stunts of groups such as Fathers4Justice have contributed to a tectonic shift in attitudes towards family responsibilities.

One thing a father can do to help his children transition through a divorce is to stay close by and stay involved in their lives.

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• High take up of parental leave by Swedish fathers is linked to lower rates of separation / divorce, as is more equitable sharing by a couple of earning and caring roles.

• Simons et al (1999) found that externalising behaviour in boys whose parents had divorced could be explained by two factors: a mix of reduced involvement by fathers in parenting; and compromised quality of mothers» parenting.

Let them know that Fathers and Families» mission is to improve the lives of children and strengthen society by protecting the child's right to the love and care of both parents after separation or divorce.

And in 1974's The Courage to Divorce, social workers Susan Gettleman and Janet Markowitz argued that boys need not be harmed by the absence of their fathers: «When fathers are not available, friends, relatives, teachers and counselors can provide ample opportunity for youngsters to model themselves after a like - sexed adult.»

Public services need to get better at identifying and responding to the specific needs of fathers, mothers and children affected by divorce and separation, a major new survey by a leading UK parenting support helpline has found.

Like many fathers who've been through similar experiences to Adrian, the wounds left by separation and divorce can be raw.

While father absence has been associated with a host of negative children's outcomes, including increased risk of dropping out of school and lower educational attainment, poorer physical and mental health, and behavioural problems,36 - 40 higher levels of involvement by nonresident fathers may assuage the negative effects of father absence on children's outcomes.41, 42 Quality of the parents» relationship before divorce, or of the pre-divorce father / child relationship, can also be an important factor: children fare worse following divorce when pre-divorce relationships were good and fare better when pre-divorce relationships were poor, 43,44 suggesting children are sometimes better off without a father if the father's relationship to the child or the mother was not good.

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Her earlier statements, however, are still being misused by policymakers, the media and academic circles to justify the exclusion of divorced fathers from meaningful involvement in the lives of infants and very young children.

Marriage 20 things I would have done differently by Gerald Rogers, a father of 4 got divorced after 16 years of marriage.

I'm fun loving, I'm a divorced, father of three children, all grown, looking for that special love I could never find.I love the out doors, sitting by a mountians stream and just listning, making love out doors, ect.your never to old to enjoy nature, or listen to rock.

The following article about single dads was written and posted by me on Divorced Girl Smiling right before Father's Day of this year.

Instead, the chintz - tastic Central Park tourist magnet helps save the soul of Popper (Jim Carrey), a slick real - estate dealer who, because of his careerism, is a divorced father of two who barely knows his kids — they're being raised by their mom (Carla Gugino).

Unfortunately, even the hoped for positive change that comes from Tom's illuminating heart - to - heart chat with his six - times divorced father, is dimmed by the constant portrayal of characters who are not made of honor.

The seven - episode series, written by Emmy - nominee and BAFTA - winner Sharon Horgan («Catastrophe,» «Divorce,» «Pulling»), BAFTA - winner Graham Linehan («The IT Crowd», «Count Arthur Strong,» «Father Ted»), Helen Linehan and Holly Walsh («Dead Boss»), stars BAFTA - winner Anna Maxwell Martin (Philomena, The Night Watch), Lucy Punch («A Series of Unfortunate Events», Into the Woods, «Ben and Kate»), BAFTA - nominated Diane Morgan («Cunk on Britain», Me Before You, Funny Cow) and Paul Ready (The Death of Stalin, «The Terror»).

The Last Song (PG for mature themes, violence, sensuality and mild epithets) Coming - of - age drama revolving around a rebellious, 17 year - old prodigy (Miley Cyrus) sent by her divorced mother (Kelly Preston) to spend the summer with her estranged father (Greg Kinnear) in an island resort town where she prceeds to fall in love with a local yokel (Liam Hemsworth) while mending fences and making beautiful music with her dad.

After his father (ill - served by his depiction here) descended into drug addiction and partying with the Stones in Morocco, his mother Gail (Michelle Williams) divorces and receives only child support from a tight - fisted father - in - law with the world's best lawyers on retainer.

Taking up where the series left off, we find Paul divorced, relocated to New York, and in the process of being sued by the cartoonishly belligerent father (Glynn Turman) of a patient from Season 1 who killed himself.

Others along for the ride include Ed Helms as Keaton and Goodman's jobless son and father of three who is undergoing a divorce; Olivia Wilde as their unlucky - in - love playwright daughter who prefers to hang out at the airport bar tossing back dirty martinis than spending one extra minute with the folks; and Anthony Mackie, who provides diversity as well as subtlety as an reclusive police officer who catches Tomei in the act of stealing a brooch as a gift for her sister by hiding it in her mouth.

Pulovski is a cigar - smoking, divorced ex-racer (another excuse for the film's chubby for driving machines), while Ackerman, raised with a silver spoon in his mouth and nagged by the traumatic childhood loss of his brother, rebels against his low - tolerance father (Tom Skerritt).

His father, Ansel (a great Thomas Haden Church)-- long divorced from Adele — his sister, Dottie (a creepy doll - like Juno Temple), and his Stepmom Sharla (a horribly abused Gina Gershon), all, one by one, join the conspiracy.

Luckily, none of that silliness really affects the performance of James Gandolfini (Julia Louis - Dreyfus is another story), whose Albert is a proud but wounded divorced father who finds himself smitten by this woman he bumps into at a party.

Jack Gore's father (Greg Kinnear) is replaced by an alien, and no, it's not an overactive imagination and angst about his parents» imminent divorce: The dude's an alien.

What else could they possibly do but slap together some half - assed sitcom garbage about a divorced dad who wants to impress his son and convince his ex-wife that he's a responsible father by taking what he, an unconventional dreamer, thinks will be a ticket to boring wage slavery?

However, this bookish adolescence was shadowed by the war, by his parents» divorce and the absence of his father, and at 15 he experienced a winter of psychological crisis.

As a child, Sloan was aware that the small - town life she shared with her divorced mother was a long way from the rarefied world of privilege inhabited by her socialite father and her elegant sister, Paris.

Life has thrown John Kerchner some curves, but this divorced father thinks he has a plan to retire by 60.

Early Life and Education William Paul Jenkins was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1923, an only child, who was raised by his father, a realtor, after his parents divorced.

A state - by - state directory of men's divorce attorneys is an easy way to find father - friendly divorce and child custody attorneys in your area.

Men's and fathers» rights can be enforced by the Maricopa or Pinal County divorce court only if certain steps are taken, and supporting legal documents are drafted and filed in the way that most clearly protects those rights.

By focusing our practice on the rights of men and fathers in divorce, custody, paternity, parenting time, child support modifications, spousal support modifications and other family law issues, we are able to provide the aggressive representation that effectively protects men's parental rights and financial positions.

At the time of the divorce in 2003, Mother was awarded sole legal custody and primary physical custody of the children, followed by her remarriage and relocation with the children to Texas in 2005, Father's relocation for 6 months to be near the children in Texas, Father's return to Arizona after not finding steady employment, Mother's separation from her new husband and subsequent move to an apartment with the children (that resulted in a change of schools).

The woman's parents were divorced and the vehicle was insured by her father.