Not Your Typical Divorce Stories

I'm glad I kept this in my Blog Bookmarks. I ...

2011-05-09T08:33:54.727-04:00

I'm glad I kept this in my Blog Bookmarks. I always find them interesting. Good to see you've started up again. Welcome back.

Very interesting history and evolution of the divo...

2010-01-19T14:19:13.465-05:00

Very interesting history and evolution of the divorce specifically child custody. Unfortunately it breaks down where one parent, although labeled as a "shared parenting" participant, does not actually extend themselves to be involved in their children's lives (yes, speaking from experience here).

I think in this instance it has actually driven a wedge further between the parents involved, as the primary custodial parent (yours truly) takes on the full burden of raising the children.

Just my .02 cents worth.

-Del

Agreed with Jacob and Maebius, best wishes and pra...

2009-12-21T18:04:48.196-05:00

Agreed with Jacob and Maebius, best wishes and prayers to your dad's health and your family.

Your articles have given great insights, keep up the great work.

I have never gone through a divorce (or marrige fo...

2009-12-21T11:17:13.366-05:00

I have never gone through a divorce (or marrige for that matter), but the preception the titles of Primary and Secondary convey definitly makes sense. I believe many would say that it is a minor distinction, but people tend to read into things more than they realize.

Keep up the writing, whenever you have time for it.

To bad MD doesn't do the same..custody dispute...

2009-12-18T14:29:22.827-05:00

To bad MD doesn't do the same..custody disputes cause chaos for all involved..

Agreed with the above commentor. Best wishes towa...

2009-12-16T16:19:39.856-05:00

Agreed with the above commentor. Best wishes towards the health and happiness of your family. Real Life > Blogs any day. Through the wonders of RSS feeds, we readers can see hte next great Adventure/story/post, even if a year goes by. :)

Thanks for the rest of the story and my prayers ar...

2009-12-15T14:40:44.715-05:00

Thanks for the rest of the story and my prayers are with your dad. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Awesome read, very clear and well written I look f...

2009-11-13T14:01:56.421-05:00

Awesome read, very clear and well written I look forward to the followup.

Very interesting article, looking forward to the n...

2009-11-09T12:33:26.383-05:00

Very interesting article, looking forward to the next one. The child custody issue is very interesting since my best friend got divorced a few years ago (we are in Texas).

He was granted shared custody of his little boy (he has the child at least 50% of the time, usually more if the mother has a new boyfriend). The interesting thing is that he pays $400/month child support, has to provide medical insurance and out of pocket medical care, even though he has shared custody. The mother pays nothing, although she is a teacher with a higher salary than his salary as a probation officer.

As a person who is interested in taking law (altho...

2009-11-07T04:02:17.108-05:00

As a person who is interested in taking law (although not likely custodial law or marriage law), I found this to be an interesting read.

Keep it up!

Finally! Confirmation I'm not alone in the wor...

2009-11-05T13:53:03.640-05:00

Finally! Confirmation I'm not alone in the world of whacky divorce proceedings!

I came here at the behest of Daniel.

To keep it short. After my divorce, my ex filed a motion for custody of our dog. At least it gives the judges who had to read the case file something to laugh at.

Nice story. Can't help but feel sorry for John...

2009-11-05T12:33:29.334-05:00

Nice story. Can't help but feel sorry for John tough.

I think it's absolutely in the best interests ...

2009-11-03T22:07:51.440-05:00

I think it's absolutely in the best interests of the children for both parents to be heavily involved (barring abuse etc. of course). As a teacher though, I see far too many cases of "child shuffling"- often the "solution" when a child starts having problems in school is to kick them to the other parent and change the custody routine, which has the best intentions in the world but is enormously disruptive to the child. This is a destructive version of hot potato in which (essentially) the custodial parent only wants the child when things are rosy.

And this is without getting into the less congenial custody arrangements- like the parent who was going to be challenged for custody of her child if his grades did not improve, but didn't understand the connection between making said child do homework and performance. Yeesh.

A funny story with a very sad ending. She really s...

2009-11-03T16:45:41.537-05:00

A funny story with a very sad ending. She really should have gone over to see the animals. A friend of mine lost his dog after his divorce in a similar way - it was so upset at not being able to see his ex-wife that it stopped eating and just wasted away (and yes he did take it to the vet to see if it was sick).

Great informative post! Keep them coming! I'm ...

2009-11-02T23:05:18.722-05:00

Great informative post! Keep them coming! I'm looking forward to reading more!

Goo times, very informative. Looking forward to m...

2009-11-02T17:32:55.404-05:00

Goo times, very informative. Looking forward to more info from your point of view.

Good read and very informative... looking forward...

2009-11-02T14:44:02.089-05:00

Good read and very informative... looking forward to the next post.

Pretty accurate, since my parents divorced back in...

2009-11-02T09:19:44.883-05:00

Pretty accurate, since my parents divorced back in the 80's and now having to deal with my wife's ex husband and the fun custody issues. I've gotten to see the changes no only in how the FOC deals with the Mom but how they deal with the Dad and the changes in how they treat them. From Dad gets only a little bit to Dad gets them half the summer. Is it better don't know, I do know I would have loved to have spent more time with my dad growing up but was unable to due to my lacking money to take my mom to court to fight for more visitation.

I'm looking forward to the next post, and real...

2009-10-31T15:12:48.585-04:00

I'm looking forward to the next post, and really enjoyed the history you've provided here. Custody always seemed kind of lopsided to me on the legal end of things (disclaimer: I am not a lawyer), but from the sounds of things it was downright looney back in the day.

need more stories.

2009-10-31T04:51:08.296-04:00

need more stories.

This is a perfect example of why people should not...

2009-10-27T17:35:11.900-04:00

This is a perfect example of why people should not adopt wild animals. Orangutans may seem cute and cuddly, but they can only be cared for properly in well designed enclosures managed by professionals.

I don't feel the least bit sorry for either the woman or her ex-husband. Their need to have children led to the premature death of these animals. Sorry if I sound harsh, but despite the owner's good intentions this happened because they were amazingly irresponsible when they decided to adopt them.

Great Post! I want more! I love your writing style...

2009-10-27T07:10:32.745-04:00

Great Post! I want more! I love your writing style! Daniel is dead on when he recommends a blogger! I can't wait to read more!

O.O wow... Made me tear up a little bit. Sorry to ...

2009-10-24T11:15:13.835-04:00

O.O
wow... Made me tear up a little bit.
Sorry to say it but experiencing stuff like this, would make your jobs one of the worst in my book. I admire your courage sir.

Are you really orange like in your picture?

2009-10-22T02:32:49.751-04:00

Are you really orange like in your picture?

Great story, a quiet scary amount of money for thr...

2009-10-20T16:44:33.033-04:00

Great story, a quiet scary amount of money for three Orangutans at least.