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Click the link to watch: https://lnkd.in/gTpZPmAB Am I Legally Obligated To Tell My Ex I'm Expecting His Child? #ChooseGoldmanLaw Thinking about telling your ex you're pregnant? No law says you must. Telling him matters for child support and custody. *There's no legal rule to tell an ex about pregnancy. *Telling is needed for child support claims. *Deciding to tell is your choice, but consider future legal needs. If you're pregnant with your ex's child, decide if you want to tell him. It's your choice. Remember, for child support, he must know. Think about what's best for you and your child's future. For more information: https://lnkd.in/g3qhyrMm Download Divorce & Custody Survival Guide. Click here: https://lnkd.in/g94CKfsv Contact us: (248) 590-6600 Call/Text For a Complimentary Phone Case Evaluation: https://lnkd.in/gEukJaiC Visit us at https://lnkd.in/gH_y3rDn For more information, read blog below: https://lnkd.in/eucCgq8U #MichiganParenting #MichiganChildResponsibility #Michiganfamilylaw #MustIDisclosePregnancytoEx #ChooseGoldman #ChooseGoldmanLaw #Goldmanandassociateslawfirm

Click the link to watch: https://lnkd.in/gbdBfr2N Am I Legally Obligated To Tell My Ex I'm Expecting His Child? #ChooseGoldmanLaw Thinking about telling your ex you're pregnant? No law says you must. Telling him matters for child support and custody. *There's no legal rule to tell an ex about pregnancy. *Telling is needed for child support claims. *Deciding to tell is your choice, but consider future legal needs. If you're pregnant with your ex's child, decide if you want to tell him. It's your choice. Remember, for child support, he must know. Think about what's best for you and your child's future. For more information: https://lnkd.in/gUkqCSm4 Download Divorce & Custody Survival Guide. Click here: https://lnkd.in/gnPkZEeN Contact us: (248) 590-6600 Call/Text For a Complimentary Phone Case Evaluation: https://lnkd.in/g2dwwUmi Visit us at https://lnkd.in/ge4ZtBE3 For more information, read blog below: https://lnkd.in/gDw6uu6W #MichiganParenting #MichiganChildResponsibility #Michiganfamilylaw #MustIDisclosePregnancytoEx #ChooseGoldman #ChooseGoldmanLaw #Goldmanandassociateslawfirm

One of my most favourite thing about our She Is Your Neighbour podcast is that the stories are as unique and as incredible as those who share them. Today, a new episode was released and there is so many important take aways. I truly hope that people listen for themselves. However I also wanted to highlight what really stuck out to me. These takeaways may be of value to anyone currently experiencing abuse or those who have someone that they love that is experiencing abuse. - Find your helpers whether that be professionals, friends or family. If someone shares their story with you - listen, standby and support and check in regularly. - Survivors know their situations best and what is best for them. - Document your experiences however do this with safety in mind. - If someone is strangled they could be killed. In fact if strangulation is part of the abuse they are 700x more likely to be killed. - It may be surprising to many but pregnancy is a factor in the escalation of violence. Tune in at sheisyourneighbour.com

Today marks the start of Baby Loss Awareness Week. As a parent, there is no scarier thought than that of losing a child. My heart goes out to, and hurts for, all those who experience baby loss. My wife and I have been incredibly lucky, but know many (including some of those closest to us) who have had agonising journeys to parenthood, many of whom have told me of a sense of stigma, due to the perception of everyone around them having children (seemingly without issue). It feels incredibly unfair that, alongside dealing with the loss, people feel this stigma and, as a society, I believe normalising conversations about challenging routes to parenthood, and (very sadly) how common baby loss is, may remove some of that stigma. It is also significant that there is now greater legal recognition for baby loss. You can, as of today, ask for a baby loss certificate if all the following apply: - you’ve lost a baby before 24 weeks of pregnancy (or 28 weeks before 1 October 1992) - you’re one of the baby’s parents or surrogate - you’re at least 16 years old - you live in England All information can be found by following the link below. This recognition of baby loss is a very important step for so many, who may have previously felt like their loss was somehow seen as less, due to the statutory rules surrounding eligibility for a pregnancy loss certificate. My thoughts remain with those who are going through, have gone through, and are carrying, this grief. https://lnkd.in/eT6aAXTM #ParentsInLaw #BeKind

Best Laid Plans... Having a baby with someone? Buying a house together? These are both high risk, high reward endeavours. For two B.C. platonic #friends, their plan proved to be all risk, no reward: Each of these friends wanted to have a baby, so they agreed to do so together, platonically. They decided to cohabit to make shared parenting easier, and ultimately purchased a home together. After an unfortunate pregnancy loss, one friend decided he no longer wanted any part of this shared plan. At first, it seemed they might be able to disentangle their shared venture easily, but it quickly became clear that wasn’t the case. The parties are now in litigation. You know what we will say, right?! This scenario underscores the value of #cohabitation #agreements! No matter your circumstances, there is nothing wrong with setting out your plans, in writing, including expectations about what will happen if those plans change or fail. Thanks to Kendra Swallow for her invaluable #family law insight on this story!

Once a woman outside of marriage becomes pregnant, the clock starts to run on what is called your “opportunity interest” in your relationship with your child. The court will consider whether the father helped pay for medical bills during the mother’s pregnancy, attended medical appointments, and how active the father was both during and after the pregnancy. Georgia requires that fathers who want to be legally recognized and have custody rights to children born outside of marriage file a Legitimation case in the Superior Court. If you have a similar situation in which you'd like further legal advice, please visit our website at https://loom.ly/Lep8TAk to book a FREE consultation. #UnmarriedParentsRights #LegalAdvice

I am always astounded when the following position is openly accepted: we lie to the pregnant mother to ensure the safety of the unborn baby. This disgusting position that the pregnant mother will harm her baby if you tell her she cannot keep custody is the most unethical biased without evidence to support it and abusive position I have heard. My approach is to support her to come to terms with the inevitable and keep reminding her that she is the ONLY one who can give this baby the best start in life. She cares because that is why you think lying is okay! Any practice based on dishonesty is unethical and abusive. And don't forget that any problems the baby faces when born - are directly linked to her medication during pregnancy. The baby is small - methadone, the baby has a health con edition - methadone, the baby is in discomfort - methadone. This would be the methadone you gave her when she sought out your help. So she gets punished for coming to you for help, help so she could make her unborn baby safer? Make it make sense ppl - come on! When this is done then you are emotionally abusing that woman and you are creating trauma and mistrust of professionals. Be honest, show admiration, tell her the truth that it is awful she cannot keep her baby but what she can do is something unique - she can give her baby a chance to thrive. Do you require anything from the Father in all of this? So this nonsense about gender not being a factor for punishment or trauma from services should stop. You have a choice - either support this barbaric practice and punish & abuse her making it negative and wanting to be numb or: support her to give the best she can to the baby she loves. I reminded her all the time - she was the ONLY one who could make sure the baby had the best chance in life. Her love and care was powerful and if later the adult child wanted to look at their records - this would be what they would see. Stop and ask yourself - pregnant mothers harming their unborn babies because they are not keeping custody - what is this based upon? Where is the truth in this? Where is the evidence? Why do you think this? Some areas - Leeds I think - automatically class a pregnant mother in treatment as 'neglect' of the unborn child. Are you kidding me - this is horrific. How the hell you can punish a woman for seeking help & treatment when pregnant is just so far over the line it makes me break a little inside. These women matter. These mothers matter. Your approach matters.

A painful article to read, and this is not just a story of Kenya. Many countries can relate to increased #adolescentpregnancies. The #negative experiences of adolescent mothers will have long-lasting impacts, including more #homebirths, unsafe practices, deaths of mothers & babies, young girls ending up with #psychological problems, physical issues including #fistulas, and missed opportunities for early childhood development.... and many more. Adolescent pregnancy and #motherhood needs '#multisectoral' attention. https://lnkd.in/d5J_etHh

'Child born could be a reminder of trauma and agony'; Punjab and Haryana HC allows termination of woman's pregnancy who was sexually assaulted by her husband Reported by Arushi Pandey Read More Here- https://lnkd.in/gGkXpXwi #PunjabandHaryanaHighCourt #agony #medicalexamination #MedicalTerminationofPregnancyAct #sexualassaultbyhusband #TerminationofPregnancy #trauma #scconline #SCC #legalnews #legalknowledge #scctimes #legalblog #legalupdates #lawstudent #legalresearch #legalstudies #surestwaytolegalresearch #bringingyouthebestlegalnews

Left alone: The silent suffering of teenage mothers in hospitals; amidst life challenges and adult experiences, is a reflection of reality of society's failure to prioritize needs and provisions of quality SRHR services. There is dire need of strengthening accountability mechanisms towards provisions of quality affordable and Accessible SRHR services. https://lnkd.in/dpAqKTQ4