This April marks the 21st anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). SAAM was first nationally observed in 2001, and in 2009, President Barak Obama was the first president to officially proclaim April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. During the month of...
Many families in New York may feel it vital to start planning for holiday and vacation seasons well before these occasions arrive. As a parent, times such as spring and summer break and holidays may leave you with a hectic schedule and an extensive list of things to...
As a parent, you put in a lot of time, thought and effort into creating the best possible child custody agreement. Life changes are inevitable though, and an agreement that once focused on your child’s best interests might no longer be working out. If so, it might be...
New York parents who are going through a divorce may feel overwhelmed by the proceedings ahead. While setting themselves up for financial security is an important strategy to consider when ending a marriage, divorcing parents will likely also have many concerns on...
I am one of the lucky people who gets to have two dads. My first father passed away when I was nine years old, and my sister was six years old. My sister and I had a much different childhood than most of our friends as a result. A few years after my first father's...
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). DVAM evolved from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) Day of Unity which took place in October of 1981. The intent of the Day of Unity was to connect advocates from across the US who were...
It is not unusual for people to form attachments to their personal possessions. In some cases, they can hold important memories, and in other cases, the attachment could be purely for an item’s monetary value. Whatever the case, most individuals would not take kindly...
It’s September again and for many families that means it’s time for their child/ren to go back to school. Each new school year brings change and transition as students change grades, teachers, and maybe even schools depending on what grade they are going into. It also...
The experience of divorce can be one of the most difficult and traumatic experiences of a person’s life. You may experience a loss in a lifestyle that you have become accustomed to, feelings of grief about goals that you had for the future, worries about your...
Deciding to end your marriage may have come more easily to both you and your spouse than you would have imagined years ago. However, over time, you may have both come to realize that you do not make each other as happy as you had hoped or that you simply have...
