| Tax Research Project I | October 30, 2013 | | Molly Curry | ACCT-310-01 | | Facts: After Maria and Tatsuo are divorced, their two children continue to live with Maria. Pursuant to their divorce decree, Tatsuo pays Maria $1,000 per month in child support and $1,800 per month in alimony. The divorce decree specifies that in the event of a court ordered increase in child support, the alimony payment amount will decrease by the amount of the child support increase. That is,
Words: 630 - Pages: 3
result of separation of marriage either by death or divorce. Broken home, contributed a lot to anti-social behaviour society. ISAKE (1963), stated that most of them were very unsuccessful because of separation of house, he said broken house can be as a result of divorce of separation by death of the couple. The problem of broken homes are universal phenomenal which affect both developed as well as the under develop country. Yet the courses and effect still persist with varying degree in the various
Words: 713 - Pages: 3
has been affected in the same way increased breakdown of families and neglect of children by alcoholic parents. Alcoholism has run deep in American families and children have been affected in a particular way. This paper will research on alcoholism and the effects it has on the life of the family. It will first define alcoholism and then look at how alcoholism runs in American families. Later it will look at children of alcoholics. What is alcoholism? According to Harford (2006) Alcoholism can be
Words: 2775 - Pages: 12
identify themselves with the jobs. This parents usually feel empty after a layoff and question who they are. Consequently, they have an impact on the families. It could lead to a reversal of roles and a change in the living standards. In addition, the children
Words: 1021 - Pages: 5
in later life. In family bonding, divorce permanently weakens the relationship between children and parents. The National Survey of Families and Households found that about one in five divorced fathers had not seen their children in the past year, and less than half the fathers saw their children more than a few times a year. Thus, children’s relationships with both their parents change after a divorce: they become more distant from both, more so even than children living with married but unhappy parents
Words: 1523 - Pages: 7
developments insinuate there is a relationship between single mothers and poverty in the US. Over 30% of the households headed by single mothers live below the poverty line. Only 6% of married couples form poor families; however, poverty affects 45% of children living without a father (Badger, 2014). Research also reveals there may be a relation between income levels in the metropolitan areas and a large scale of single mothers in the region. This suggests there are various reasons as to what may be affecting
Words: 2989 - Pages: 12
conjugal view and the latter is revisionist view. Conjugal view can be defined as: “The union of a man and a woman who make a permanent and exclusive commitment to each other of the type that is naturally (inherently) fulfilled by bearing and rearing children together. The spouses seal (consummate) and renew their union by conjugal acts – acts that constitute the behavioral part of the process of reproduction, thus uniting them as a reproductive
Words: 2824 - Pages: 12
Family Law Assignment 1. The issue of cohabitation has sparked much debate among commentators as cohabitation has become a ‘strong alternative’ to marriage. This means that there have been calls for the law to recognise cohabitation but critics say this would undermine marriage. Within this answer we will look at the current status of the law especially the law to do with family property, the proposals for reform and look at the different arguments. If we look at the current law when
Words: 3808 - Pages: 16
her husband for a year now and she lives with her three daughters. Catie is the middle child, as she has an older sister, who is 10 years old, and a younger sister who is 4 years old. The mother also mentioned that she works full time but after the divorce she has depressive symptoms and anxiety. As fas as Catie is concerned, the mother is lately concerned about her daughter’s social behavior. She started showing social awkwardness with her peers and siblings, she cannot make easily friends and she
Words: 1747 - Pages: 7
Family Dysfunction and Juvenile Delinquency Allynda Casterton COM/156 April 13th, 2013 Phyllis Richardson Family Dysfunction and Juvenile Delinquency Children are born with many different physical and emotional needs. It is the parent’s responsibility to make sure that these needs are met all the way through adolescence. In today’s society most of the physical needs are easily taken care of. However the emotional needs are different and sometimes difficult to manage. The behavior of the
Words: 1521 - Pages: 7
