Recent Posts in Parentage

• Posted By The Graves Law Firm 25-Sep-2015

  Young Girl To Divorced Mom: 'Don't Be a Meanie!'

  A viral video that’s been seen my 5.8 million people has a pretty simple premise. A cute, precocious six-year-old girl is explaining to her mom how to act around her dad… now that the couple is divorced. The young woman, Tiana, was ...

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• Posted By The Graves Law Firm 13-Jul-2015

  Calif. Courts To Decide on Frozen Embryo Debate

  Can a contract trump nature? That's what's on the table in San Francisco Superior Court, where a divorcing couple is trying to get their voice to have the last word when it comes to a set of frozen fertilized embryos. Stephen Findley and Mimi ...

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• Posted By The Graves Law Firm 19-Apr-2015

  Sofia Vergara And Ex Battle Over Frozen Embryos

  Modern Family star Sofia Vergara left her ex-fiancé Nick Loeb last May, and has since found a new love with True Blood and Magic Mike XXL star Joe Manganiello. The duo has fallen for each other so hard that they got engaged last December. ...

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• Posted By The Graves Law Firm 15-Aug-2014

  Back-To-School Strategy For Newly or Currently Divorcing Couples

  Every year it seems to come earlier and earlier, but now it's here — Back-To-School time. Around the country, kids are preparing the supplies and picking out their outfits for the first day. But for some, things may be a little different ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 1-Dec-2013

  How Grown Children Deal With Holiday Divorce Baggage

  The holiday season is now upon us, which means the awkward family dynamic that comes with divorce will come into play at some point in the next month. We spotted this article that completely reflects this reality. The writer, a child of divorce, ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 9-Sep-2013

  Three Ways to Keep Parenting Positively Post-Divorce

  While everyone loves their children, dealing with them after a divorce (especially if it's messy) can be hard. Trying to make sure your children aren't swallowed up by the same type of feeling you feel can leave a parent lost. However, ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 9-Sep-2013

  Does Technology Make Divorce Harder on Children?

  Most adults have been there—staring at our phones or tablets, not paying attention to the rest of the world as we navigate through whatever app we're using. Children also get into this loop of losing themselves in technology thanks to ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 8-Jul-2013

  Dwyane "The Rock" Johnson Talks Divorce, Co-Raising Children and Love

  Dwyane "The Rock" Johnson plays a hero in almost every movie he's in. He even has a show on TBS called "The Hero." But in the latest issue of Essence magazine, he opens up about his divorce with the mother of his children, his ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 8-Apr-2013

  How Divorce Effects Children

  Divorce is never a happy tie for those involved. But for children, the major life change could be a debilitating event that causes enormous issues later in life. From higher incidences of smoking, to increased use of psychotropic drugs, here are some ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 24-Oct-2012

  Preventing Mind Games With Kids During Divorce

  Studies find the major issues kids battle with during a split We wrote earlier about the physical effects that divorce has on children. But what about the mental effects caused by the separation of all they knew? That's what sociologists and ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 17-Oct-2012

  Making a Divorce's Footprint On a Child's Life as Small as Possible

  How divorce can negatively affect your child's health well into the future It doesn't take a doctor to know that when a divorce hits a family, everything begins to decay. Everything from relationships to the day-to-day activities that the ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 3-Sep-2012

  The Pros And Cons Of Technology And Co-Parenting

  Using easy connectivity to raise your children after a divorce In popular culture, we're seeing more and more depictions of the family connected, not by their shared DNA, but through technology. Parents call their kids to dinner, check their ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 3-Sep-2012

  Back To School... But Which One?

  Trying to navigate a child's academic world when his real one is rocked by divorce When parents divorce, their children's world is understandably turned upside down. Many questions fill their head – is it my fault? What could I have ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 27-Aug-2012

  "Mommy and Daddy Have to Tell You Something..."

  Breaking news about a divorce to your kids is hard enough – here are tips on making it somewhat less harsh A common question I've been asked is who a divorce hurts more – the principals (husband and wife), or their kids (if any)? ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 6-Aug-2012

  A Long Wait for Another Chance at Love

  New York couple to wed after divorcing almost half a century earlier For Lena Henderson and Roland Davis, falling in love and getting married is all about letting second chances come. That's because, at 85 years old, both Henderson and Davis got ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 30-Jul-2012

  Parenting Through a Divorce

  Some tips for making it a little bit easier for kids Divorce is usually a terrible time for everyone. Sometimes, however, those who get it the worst are the smallest members of the family – the kids. They're either too small to understand ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 26-Mar-2012

  Ex-Spouses, Now Co-Parents

  A marriage may end, but the love for your kids doesn't The end of a marriage or relationship where children are involved can get messy, but don't let it ruin the bond you've created with your children. You're still their mommy or ...

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• Posted By demetriagraves 19-Nov-2010

  Parenting Plan

  If you have children and your relationship is breaking down working out what will happen with your children is one of the most important issues to resolve - this is commonly known as a parenting plan. Any cases involving children, whether it's a ...

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• Posted By demetriagraves 9-Dec-2009

  What You Should Know About Voluntary Declaration of Paternity

  Recently I wrote about how DNA testing may affect the traditional concepts of Fatherhood. What about establishing Parentage (Paternity)? Establishing Parentage means that you are declaring who the legal parents of a child are if the parents were not ...

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