by Shawn Weber | Jun 23, 2011 | Children, custody, Marriage, parenting
Is it ok to let kids have sex at home. Elisabeth Hasselbeck did a recent bit with ABC News where she explored the recent development of parents allowing their teenage children to have sex in their homes. The idea is that if the kids are going to have sex anyway, they...
by Shawn Weber | Jun 18, 2011 | Children, custody, divorce, parenting, Relationships
Let me preface this post by noting that there are a lot of terrible fathers. Many of them are abusive, punitive and cruel. Many are irresponsible and fail to take their role as parent seriously. Some simply abandon and neglect their families. In such cases, it may...
by Shawn Weber | Jun 17, 2011 | Children
Judge has harsh words for Mom before sentencing her for spanking her kid See this article about a Texan judged who sentenced a mother for felony abuse charges after she spanked her child. Note, she did not use a belt or leave any bruises,...
by Shawn Weber | May 12, 2011 | Attorneys, Children, Coach, Collaborative Divorce, Conflict Resolution, Marriage, mental health
Collaborative Practice offers the promise of peaceful negotiation with maximum professional support. I have been involved in matrimonial law most of my career. I have seen some pretty awful stuff. People come to my office at the worst time of their lives: a family in...
by Shawn Weber | May 11, 2011 | Children, Collaborative Divorce, custody, divorce, Marriage, Mediation, parenting
This is a link to a fascinating study about the effect of divorce on children. I would think that many of these negative effects could be miniumized if the divorcing parents worked more cooperatively. I would think that methods of alternate dispute resolution such...
