Marriage 2.0, a term being used to describe today's marriages. It seems to be a popular term for men who feel women have the upper hand if a marriage falls apart.

I read blogs by men who label any woman who leaves her marriage and collects child support a "feminist." According to these men, Marriage 2.0 is a result of legislative tweaking of divorce laws back in the 1970s and 80s, which resulted in no-fault divorce laws.

Most throwing around the term Marriage 2.0 long for the 1950s and days when women were women and knew their place was in the home and taking care of their husband's needs. Not out earning their own money and God forbid, deciding for themselves what constitutes happiness and satisfaction in a marriage.

For some reason Marriage 2.0 has become a term to describe the evils of marriage and what the loss of that marriage means for men.

Here is the truth about Marriage 2.0, neither a wife or a husband has any recourse if their spouse cheats or unilaterally decides to leave the marriage. A man can trade his wife in on a younger model after 30 years of marriage and his wife has no legal recourse.

The same goes for a husband who has spent years providing for his family and is one day faced with a wife who decides her happiness lies elsewhere.

Marriage 2.0 (no-fault divorce laws) not only changed the idea of marriage and what happens to the spouses if the marriage ends in divorce for husbands, it also affects wives negatively.

How you view the damage done to you by the new Marriage 2.0 during a divorce depends on what side of the shore you are standing on.

My question is, how do we come together as men and women who have suffered due to no-fault divorce laws and as a collective attempt to change laws? Change them in a way that not only, in my opinion no longer promotes divorce but also truly promotes fairness in the division of marital assets, child support, child custody and, if needed spousal support.

Unlike divorce, a legal separation does not put an end to the marriage. During a legal separation, you have a court order that outlines the rights and responsibilities of each spouse while they are living apart. You remain legally married while choosing to live separate lives. Issues that can be addressed in a separation agreement are division of assets and debts, child custody and child support, visitation schedules and spousal support.

The same issues addressed during the divorce process are also addressed in a legal separation agreement. A legal separation can protect your interests until the decision is made to file for divorce. The separation agreement also sets a precedence for the divorce that may follow. If you divorce after a separation and your case goes to court, a judge is likely to assume...read more about legal separation

I’ve discovered something new, an online blog/magazine devoted to single dads. It isn’t the first I’ve read but it is by far the best.

If you visit SingleDadLife you will find articles written by experts that cover everything from dating and sex to health and fitness.

Today I’m going to send you their way by sharing a post I believe every single Dad should read.

No Excuse Not To Be Involved

Courtesy: SingleDadLife

Research is unequivocal that few fathers abandon their children voluntarily. Most fatherless children result from fathers being forcibly separated from their children by the court system.

I’m not going to open that can of worms here. Not yet. It’s too big a can.

But I will say this: The family court process of determining who should have the right to see the children and when can be a…go on now, get on over and read about the importance of fathers in their children’s lives.

A Restraining Order is a court order intended to protect you from further harm from someone who has hurt you; to keep the abuser away from you, or to stop harassing you, or keep the abuser from the scene of the violence, which may include your home, place of work, or apartment. It is a civil order and it does not give the abuser a criminal record.

A victim of domestic violence can obtain a Restraining Order. A victim of domestic abuse means a person protected by the law and shall include any person who has been subjected to domestic abuse by a spouse, or any other person who is a present or former household member and where the victim is 18 years of age or older or who is an emancipated minor. A victim, of any age, who has been subjected to domestic violence by...read more about restraining orders