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It Is Texas Renaissance Festival Time Again

The Texas Renaissance Festival is a great place to go have some fun, family friendly or not. However, the Texas Renaissance Festival is also a place where you need to be careful. No, not from the people who are going with you, but law enforcement. For those who don’t know, camping at the Renaissance Festival […]

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North Carolina to consider the “Healthy Marriage Act”

Undoubtedly it will receive far less attention than the controversy over same-sex marriage, but considering that the proposed change will actually affect more people a North Carolina proposed law is worth following. As reported by ABC’s Raleigh-Durham affiliate WTVD, the proposed legislation would “extend[] a mandatory waiting period from one year to two years, [and] […]

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Foster Parent Advocates

Your rights as a foster parent are important. Working with Child Protective Services as a foster parent is often confusing, frustrating and heartbreaking. Many people become foster parents with the hope of adopting the children that are placed in their home. Foster families often feel confused and frustrated by CPS’s actions including recurring failures to […]

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An Overlooked Aspect of Divorce: Your Credit Rating

The children, child support, visitation, spousal support, the house, the 401(k): all the usual suspects at play in a typical divorce. But a very important part of post-divorce life, and one which is often an afterthought to settlement talks or trial preparation, is your credit rating. As you can see summarized in this Al.com article […]