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NYC parents
fromABC7 Chicago
9 hours ago

3-year-old immigrant suffered alleged sexual abuse during months in federal custody, family says

A young girl suffered alleged sexual abuse in foster care after being separated from her mother at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Law
fromAbove the Law
2 days ago

DLA Piper Headed To Trial Over Firing Of Mom-To-Be - Above the Law

DLA Piper faces trial over allegations of firing an associate for taking maternity leave, challenging its employment practices and discrimination claims.
fromPadailypost
3 days ago

Mom accused of killing baby son freed of ankle bracelet

The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner said the unnamed baby suffered extensive trauma to his face and neck, brain bleeding and a broken left arm.
US news
#parenting
Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
4 days ago

My Daughter Has Been Framed for Something She Didn't Do. My Husband Thinks She Should Just Accept the Punishment.

Middle schoolers should be involved in decisions about their conflicts and how to address misunderstandings with peers and school authorities.
Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago

My Ex Cheated on Me When Our Son Was 6 Months Old. Years Later, I Still Have to Face a Reminder of His Infidelity.

Navigating complex family dynamics requires compassion and understanding, especially when dealing with reminders of past betrayals.
Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

My Mother-in-Law Thinks This Common Childhood Toy Will Cause My Son to Become Sterile

Stand up for your parenting choices and ignore unsolicited advice from family.
Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

My Ex's Horrible Mom Is Dead. I'm Low-Key Thrilled, But There's One Problem.

Tell young children simply and honestly that their emotionally abusive grandmother has died, while supporting the grieving ex-husband and respecting children's limited contact.
Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

My 7-Year-Old Overheard Something She Shouldn't Have. Now She's Blackmailing Me.

A seven-year-old attempting to blackmail a parent over a banned hoverboard reveals a need for clear boundaries, honest conversation, and consistent consequences.
Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
4 days ago

My Daughter Has Been Framed for Something She Didn't Do. My Husband Thinks She Should Just Accept the Punishment.

Middle schoolers should be involved in decisions about their conflicts and how to address misunderstandings with peers and school authorities.
Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago

My Ex Cheated on Me When Our Son Was 6 Months Old. Years Later, I Still Have to Face a Reminder of His Infidelity.

Navigating complex family dynamics requires compassion and understanding, especially when dealing with reminders of past betrayals.
Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

My Mother-in-Law Thinks This Common Childhood Toy Will Cause My Son to Become Sterile

Stand up for your parenting choices and ignore unsolicited advice from family.
Media industry
fromwww.independent.co.uk
6 days ago

Mystery surrounds paternity of child whose mother had sex with identical twins

Current DNA testing cannot determine the biological father between identical twins, leaving parental responsibility unresolved in a legal case.
#estrangement
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
6 days ago

What Estranged Parents Wish Others Understood

Estrangement from adult children creates a unique, unresolved grief for parents, marked by ambiguity and a lack of social recognition.
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago
Relationships

10 Things Estranged Parents Are Told They're Doing Wrong

Reducing family estrangement requires realistic expectations of parents, adult children acknowledging their role, and replacing moral condemnation with grace to enable safer reconciliation.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
6 days ago

What Estranged Parents Wish Others Understood

Estrangement from adult children creates a unique, unresolved grief for parents, marked by ambiguity and a lack of social recognition.
Podcast
fromSlate Magazine
5 days ago

A Court Settlement Made Me a Millionaire. I've Barely Touched the Money.

Natalie received over a million dollars in a major abuse settlement after being sexually abused by her university gynecologist.
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Court of appeal says it cannot rule on which identical twin fathered a child

Paternity cannot be determined between identical twins due to DNA testing limitations, leaving parental responsibility unresolved for the child.
fromArs Technica
1 week ago

As teens await sentencing for nudifying girls, parents aim to sue school

The school knows that they have this deepfake issue, and they all of a sudden add this clause to their enrollment contracts. That to me seems a little disingenuous and unfair, and it doesn't seem like someone's apologizing.
Education
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

I was back at work the next day paternity leave is a nightmare for dads like me'

The Independent provides crucial reporting on various issues, emphasizing the importance of accessible journalism funded by donations.
Law
fromPoynter
4 days ago

Like journalists, prosecutors shaped a distorted view of crime. They can help fix it, too. - Poynter

Prosecutors and journalists both contribute to misleading public perceptions of crime, but prosecutors possess crucial data to tell a more accurate story.
#infant-death
fromMail Online
6 days ago

Having children DOESN'T make you happy, study claims

'These results do not support our hypothesis that parenthood is positively associated with hedonic wellbeing (levels of positive emotions) and life satisfaction,' the researchers, from the University of Nicosia in Cyprus, wrote.
Parenting
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

Why False Accusations Are So Disturbing

False accusations are uniquely disturbing because they violate the just-world hypothesis, undermining our belief that fairness exists and people deserve their outcomes.
#divorce
Law
fromHoodline
1 week ago

Queens custody fight raises judicial conduct questions

Dimitri Bourianov alleges judicial misconduct and conflicts of interest in his divorce and custody case involving explicit communications between his wife and her lawyer.
Relationships
fromIndependent
1 month ago

The Divorce Diaries: 'He threatened to ruin me financially and make our kids hate me'

A woman in her mid-50s reflects on her early marriage at 20 after becoming pregnant, driven by fear of repeating her parents' messy divorce and avoiding single motherhood.
Parenting
fromLGBTQ Nation
6 days ago

Adoption is a beautiful way to build a family. But it's not one-size-fits-all. - LGBTQ Nation

Adoption has various paths, each with unique processes, costs, and timelines, requiring thorough understanding before proceeding.
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

A mom wrote a kids' book on grief. She was just convicted of her husband's murder

She wanted to leave Eric Richins, but she did not want to leave his money," Summit County chief prosecutor Brad Bloodworth said in his closing argument on Monday. Prosecutors alleged that Kouri Richins spiked Eric Richins' cocktail with fentanyl in March 2022, after several earlier attempts, because she was millions of dollars in debt and believed she would inherit his estate.
US news
Law
fromBoston.com
1 week ago

After mix-up, Matthew Farwell's lawyers amend court filing, say unnamed person fathered Sandra Birchmore's unborn child

Matthew Farwell's lawyers corrected a court filing that mistakenly named his twin brother as the father of Sandra Birchmore's child.
Relationships
fromSlate Magazine
4 weeks ago

My Sister's Ex Has a Controversial Side Hustle. She Wants to Punish Him for It.

Using a child as a weapon in custody disputes by falsely reporting the other parent to CPS is harmful and wrong, regardless of the parent's profession or past grievances.
fromThe Washington Post
3 weeks ago

He died a convicted murderer. Can a DNA test clear his name?

Every state now has a legal avenue where people can request DNA testing of evidence after being convicted. But in many cases, it's not clear if those statutes apply once convicts have died, said Brandon Garrett, a law professor at Duke University.
US news
#family-dynamics
Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago

My Husband's DNA Test Triggered a Series of Unfortunate Events. Somehow, His Mom Blames Him.

Benny's mother-in-law blames him for her marriage's end, but support should focus on the father-in-law who is hurt by the betrayal.
Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago

My Wife Wants to Cut Our Son Out of the Will. Her Reason Is Cruel.

Cutting a child out of a will for not wanting children is punitive and can damage family relationships.
fromSocial Media Explorer
1 week ago

How Evidence Matters in a Birth Injury Case - Social Media Explorer

In birth injury cases, the collection of evidence is crucial for establishing liability and demonstrating the extent of harm suffered by the child and family. Without sufficient evidence, it becomes challenging to prove that the injury was preventable and that the healthcare providers failed in their duty of care.
Law
SF parents
fromwww.ocregister.com
1 month ago

My dad tried to kill me,' dying California girl tells first responders, prosecutor says

An 81-year-old man is on trial for fatally stabbing his 11-year-old stepdaughter and attempting to kill his wife during a 2018 attack at their Garden Grove home.
California
fromCalifornia Post
1 month ago

Inside the secret sex parties that led to 'party mom' guilty verdict

Shannon O'Connor was convicted on 48 felony counts for hosting alcohol-fueled sex parties where high school teenagers were sexually assaulted, facing up to 30 years in prison.
Medicine
fromNature
1 month ago

Identical twins on trial: can DNA testing tell them apart?

Identical twins share identical DNA, making standard forensic DNA testing unable to distinguish which twin committed a crime, though whole-genome sequencing can identify rare post-birth mutations to differentiate them.
Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago

My Husband's Sister Refuses to Carry Our Baby for a Selfish, Irrational Reason

Surrogacy is a personal choice, and individuals have the right to refuse for any reason, including emotional discomfort.
Law
fromFast Company
1 week ago

Meta found guilty of harming children's safety and mental health in New Mexico trial

Meta was found liable for harming children's mental health and concealing information about child exploitation on its platforms.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

I clicked on a button and everything changed': how a DNA test turned my life upside-down

It was another detail that the rest of the family apparently knew but had never told me; they thought I already knew. The biology mattered less to me than the secret. Dad had been adopted, it turned out. A classic affliction of the 1950s, in which young, unmarried couples were forced to give away their newborn babies.
Books
#cold-case-murder
NYC parents
fromUs Weekly
1 month ago

Woman Killed Crying Baby by Stuffing Paper Towel Down Infant's Throat

A Long Island woman was arrested 33 years after allegedly killing an infant by suffocating her with a paper towel in 1993, confessing to detectives during questioning.
NYC parents
fromUs Weekly
1 month ago

Woman Killed Crying Baby by Stuffing Paper Towel Down Infant's Throat

A Long Island woman was arrested 33 years after allegedly killing an infant by suffocating her with a paper towel in 1993, confessing to detectives during questioning.
Medicine
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

'He's stolen these people's embryos': Couples sue SoCal doctor amid drug, mental health allegations

A California fertility doctor with a suspended medical license moved patients' embryos without consent and continued practicing medicine, prompting a lawsuit from 26 couples seeking return of their embryos.
#sexual-abuse
fromIndependent
1 month ago
SF parents

'Instead of support, I was met with rejection': Mother jailed for not protecting her daughter from sexual abuse

fromIndependent
1 month ago
SF parents

'Instead of support, I was met with rejection': Mother jailed for not protecting her daughter from sexual abuse

fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Parents accused of murdering three-month-old baby

Paramedics and police attended the defendants' home on Kingsway at 11:34 GMT on 30 January. Paramedics performed emergency first aid at the scene and then rushed Adam to hospital. Prosecutor Joel Smith KC said Adam suffered bleeding on the brain and fractures to both sides and top of the skull.
UK news
Law
fromWIRED
2 weeks ago

The Fight to Hold AI Companies Accountable for Children's Deaths

A lawyer is pursuing legal action against OpenAI after a teenager's suicide, alleging the ChatGPT chatbot provided instructions for self-harm instead of refusing the request.
US politics
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

The Betrayal of a Friend's False Testimony

A man who gave false testimony as a teenager, coerced by police, now seeks redemption while three wrongfully imprisoned friends fight to overturn their convictions decades later.
Parenting
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

Dealing With a Dilemma of Co-Parenting

Co-parenting conflicts often escalate due to misinterpretations and assumptions about children's feelings, leading to unproductive arguments.
Podcast
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Criminal paternity case tied to Ronn Owens' daughter heads to podcast

Laura Owens faces 14 felony charges for allegedly falsely claiming pregnancy with Bachelor star Clayton Echard to force a relationship, while maintaining she has proof of pregnancy and miscarriage.
Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

My Husband Is Treating My Pregnancy Like a Science Experiment. He Needs to Stop.

A husband's excessive focus on pregnancy perfection can be addressed through evidence-based resources and setting boundaries on information sharing.
#child-sexual-abuse
fromIndependent
1 month ago
Miscellaneous

'I was only a baby and you took my life away' - Man who abused his five children and locked them away for days without food jailed for 20 years

fromIndependent
1 month ago
Miscellaneous

'I was only a baby and you took my life away' - Man who abused his five children and locked them away for days without food jailed for 20 years

#parental-regret
Parenting
fromBuzzFeed
3 weeks ago

Parents Who Regret Having Children Shared Their Anonymous Confessions, And Wow

Parenthood can strain marriages, deplete emotional resources, and create overwhelming demands that conflict with personal well-being despite deep love for children.
fromBuzzFeed
2 months ago
Relationships

Parents Are Confessing Why They Wish They Never Had Kids, And Wow

Many parents experience profound regret, resentment, and emotional struggle after unexpected or unwanted parenthood, affecting their sense of sacrifice and parental self-worth.
Parenting
fromBuzzFeed
3 weeks ago

Parents Who Regret Having Children Shared Their Anonymous Confessions, And Wow

Parenthood can strain marriages, deplete emotional resources, and create overwhelming demands that conflict with personal well-being despite deep love for children.
US news
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

The Betrayal of a Friend's False Testimony

A teenager's coerced confession during police interrogation led to three friends being imprisoned for murder, creating lifelong guilt he attempts to address through legal proceedings decades later.
Film
fromDefector
2 months ago

Mom Crimes And Other International Laws | Defector

A college student hid her relationship until graduation, revealing her boyfriend while picking up her parents at the airport, prompting a dramatic maternal revenge.
Women
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Custody: The Secret History of Mothers by Lara Feigel why women still have to fight for their children

Child custody battles inflict deep, persistent trauma on mothers and children across history and cultures.
#child-abuse
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago
New York City

Toddler allegedly beaten by Queens father dies days after horrific assault; My baby is gone,' mom mourns | amNewYork

fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago
New York City

Toddler allegedly beaten by Queens father dies days after horrific assault; My baby is gone,' mom mourns | amNewYork

LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago

Christian dad sued school to keep his son from knowing that LGBTQ+ people exist. He just won. - LGBTQ Nation

A Boston judge ruled for a Massachusetts father seeking to block his five-year-old son from exposure to kindergarten books featuring LGBTQ+ characters.
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Worrisome Thoughts About Sex During Donor Conception

When fertility treatment leads to IVF with donor eggs, sex may have dropped off significantly. By this point, intimacy has often been under strain for some time. While this path can hold real hope of completing one's family, with many hurdles and no guarantees, it also adds another layer of pressure and emotional labor-helping explain why sex may have receded, not because desire is gone, but because sex has been tied to stress for too long.
Mental health
Psychology
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

When it comes to child custody, is the system failing families?

Adversarial family courts intensify parental conflict and harm children; a rebuttable legal presumption of equal parenting reduces harms and preserves children's relationships.
World news
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

Jeffrey Epstein's assistant ordered so many DNA kits, the company asked why

Jeffrey Epstein's assistant ordered 30 23andMe DNA kits for Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem to distribute to co-workers, triggering a company inquiry and expedited shipment to Dubai.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Families falling apart because of UK's broken' paternity leave, study suggests

The campaign groups, The Dad Shift and Movember, said hundreds of thousands of families were falling apart as a result of a parental leave system described by MPs as one of the worst in the developed world. A survey commissioned by the groups found that 69% of single parents said the UK's two-week, low-pay paternity leave made it harder to share parental responsibility, exacerbating gender inequalities.
UK politics
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

Help! I Thought I Knew an Important Part of My Family's History. Turns Out, I've Been Living a Lie.

When I was 4 years old, my parents divorced, and my father moved away. I grew up thinking that my biological father was "John," but recently discovered that my mother had an affair with another man, "Allen." Allen is my biological father. This was a surprise and filled with a lot of drama, but it's gotten weirder than you'd imagine.
Psychology
Relationships
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

I was warned my children would be ripped in half when we divorced. But I had no idea just how brutal custody cases can be

Legal custody often punishes mothers who deviate from maternal norms, prioritizing restraint, vilification, and parental division over genuine caregiving, causing lasting trauma.
Parenting
fromBuzzFeed
1 month ago

16 Parents Confess The Brutally Honest Reasons Why They Regret Having Kids, And It's Important

A woman who had a child due to cultural pressure rather than personal desire experiences parenting as responsibility without maternal fulfillment, and would choose not to have children if given the choice.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Sex offenders should tell police about pregnancies, review finds

Baby Victoria's body was found in a shopping bag in Brighton in 2023, after her parents concealed her birth and went on the run in an attempt to avoid contact with social services. Marten and Gordon, a convicted rapist, were both sentenced to 14 years for gross negligence manslaughter last year. The review, chaired by Sir David Holmes, sought to identify missed safeguarding opportunities, and to learn lessons from what the review called the "extreme case" of baby Victoria's death.
UK news
fromFortune
1 month ago

Desperate federal investigators weigh using DNA genealogy websites for Nancy Guthrie case | Fortune

The strategy could be fruitful: If unidentified DNA evidence can be connected to someone - even a distant relative - in a common genealogy database, it would give investigators more information and possibly lead to a suspect in Guthrie's kidnapping in Arizona. "It's a fantastic tool," said Ruth Ballard, a geneticist in California who specializes in DNA and has testified in hundreds of court cases. "If it's a good quality sample and they're able to get a profile, they could find a hit on that fairly quickly."
US news
US politics
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

Judge Releases 5-Year-Old, Reminding Us How Bleak Everything Is Right Now - Above the Law

Administrative warrants issued by the executive to itself fail probable cause and require independent judicial authorization, prompting release of a detained five-year-old.
US news
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

Law Professor Arrested On 50 Counts In Child Sexual Abuse Materials Case - Above the Law

A Barry University law professor, Glen‑Peter Ahlers, was arrested on 50 counts of unlawful possession of materials depicting the sexual performance of a child and held on $100,000 bond.
Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

My Mother-in-Law Destroyed My Property to "Protect" Our Family. She's Gone Too Far.

A grandmother destroyed family property while babysitting, citing conspiracy theories, prompting the father to seek legal action and restrict her access to his young son.
Relationships
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

Help! I Drained My Life Savings for My Mother. Then I Found Out What She'd Been Doing to Me.

Parental financial irresponsibility can ruin an adult child's credit, deplete savings, and create betrayal while complicating options for confrontation and recovery.
US news
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

Calif. mom who called dates while daughter died found guilty of murder

A Turlock mother was convicted of second-degree murder and felony child neglect after her two-year-old daughter drowned while the mother was intoxicated and inattentive.
Law
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

Alienating Our Affections - Above the Law

Sullivan & Cromwell adopted an income-partner model, accelerating the decline of single-tier law firm partnerships across Biglaw.
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

I Don't Expect Money When My Dad Dies. I'm Terrified of What He Might Leave Me With Instead.

I'm sorry you're dealing with this. Having a financially irresponsible parent creates real anxiety, and you deserve clarity so you can plan your own future. Here's the good news: You are not responsible for your father's debts when he dies. Period. Debts die with the debtor unless you've co-signed loans, have joint credit cards, or are a joint account holder. Don't do any of those things.
Law
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Are You Choosing a Donor or a Parent?

Over my decades of practice, seeing thousands of people who use donor conception to have their children, I have seen a steady increase in people who want to either co‑parent or who plan to use the sperm or eggs of someone they know and plan to call that person "mom" or "dad." While I have seen many of these beautiful arrangements work out well, many have not.
Parenting
Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

I Discovered My Sister is Dating a Registered Sex Offender. Somehow I've Become the Bad Guy.

A family fractured after a woman dated a registered sex offender, prompting emergency custody transfer and estrangement between siblings and their mother.
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