Children living in households where the parents are married are less likely to be obese, according to new research from Rice University and the University of Houston.
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John is a partner with Austin Lafferty Ltd and has been with the firm for over 10 years. He has experience in all areas of family law, including divorce and separation, adoption and contact. John believes in amicable negotiation in all his cases. This would apply both in assisting clients in finding suitable arrangements for any children and also in cases where financial settlement is the main issue of concern. In addition, John assists in legal matters relating to the death of a family member or friend, advising on the various processes required depending on whether or not the deceased made a will. He also provides advice on all aspects of conveyancing from buying a house, remortgaging or selling a property.
Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recently announced the launch of a pilot scheme that will provide legal advice to non-Japanese parents whose children have been taken to Japan by their other parent without consent.
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Divorce can have a detrimental effect on a woman’s retirement savings and result in a lack of financial security in retirement, according to recent research from the Phoenix Group.
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In an interesting European development, MEPs last week approved amendments to an international treaty that will make it easier for someone living in one country to recover maintenance payments from someone living in another country.
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A recently published study has carried out a detailed examination of informal kinship care arrangements in the UK.
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The systems designed to help Scotland’s most vulnerable children need to work better together in order to help the very people they are trying to protect according to a report issued by the Scottish Parliament’s Education and Culture Committee.
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A ground-breaking new programme that promises to transform the lives of children in care has been launched by the Fostering Network.
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Same-sex couples who live together have worse health than married opposite-sex couples and similar health as opposite-sex couples who are living together (after adjusting for socio-economic differences), according to a new study from researchers at Rice University.
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A recent study by researchers at Cambridge University has examined the wellbeing of adoptive families headed by same-sex couples.
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Researchers at the Open University are conducting a two year study to establish what a 21st century long-term relationship looks like, and to examine the emotional and practical work that couples do to sustain their relationship.
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The subject of same-sex marriage has featured heavily in the British press over recent months, with both the Scottish and UK Governments carrying out consultation exercises on the introduction of gay marriage.
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The Chancellor’s autumn statement could prove to be the tipping point for single parent families already being pushed to the brink by cuts to welfare, public services and rising living and childcare costs, single parent charity Gingerbread has warned.
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Adoption support charity, Adoption UK, has welcomed Government plans to give adoptive parents the same rights to maternity pay and leave as other parents.
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A new bill that will recognise a cohabiting relationship that has lasted six months as a legal marriage has been approved by the Kenyan cabinet, reports NewVision. Once the bill is passed by the parliament it will become law in Kenya.
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The culture within the care system has become too risk averse and is preventing foster carers from helping children in their care to have a full experience of family life, according to the Fostering Network.
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The British Association for Adoption & Fostering (BAAF) has recently conducted research across the UK into perceived barriers to adoption.
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The failure to allow foster carers in Scotland to make day-to-day decisions for the children in their care is denying these children a full and proper experience of childhood, the Fostering Network has warned.
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Think tank Demos has recently published a new report that estimates around 24,000 families in Scotland are living in severe hardship.
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A survey of counseling professionals from YourTango.com has offered some insights into why marriages fail. It found that the leading cause of divorce was communication problems, followed by sexual infidelity and "not spending enough time together/not mutually prioritising the marriage."
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National charity 4Children has published a report warning of a silent epidemic of alcohol misuse by British families.
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