Posts Tagged ‘family issues’

What follows is a list of the states where gay marriage is legal. We provide the year the law went into effect, the name of the law when titled by the state legislature, and a citation where the law can be found. Some states didn’t …

The research firm, Ipsos, has completed what may be the first global study of cyberbullying. The online pool included more than 18,000 adults in 24 countries. The study measured parental awareness of cyberbullying, not actual, rates of this behavior. Parents constituted a third of those …

A decision was made in December, 2011 by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prohibit over the counter sales of Plan B (aka the morning after pill) to teens younger than 17 years old. In other words, the pill will be kept behind …

At first you would think “of course they can.”  Just like they can if you were assaulted by someone or if you received negligent medical care. But in cyberspace, where the law is struggling to catch up with technology, there is no clear answer to …

Behavior that at one time was considered fun and mischievous— or just part of growing up— may now be reason for you and your parents to appear in court.  If you turn an overnight with a friend into several days away from home without permission, you could be …

Depending on your age, there are certain times when you must be in at night. These are called curfews—state or local laws that require you to be off the street and at home by certain hours. For example, your curfew may be 10:00 P.M. on …