Polyamorous Brazilian Trio Joined in Civil Union, Say Same-Sex Unions Paved the Way
The three women want to be able to raise a family together and share maternal rights.
Family Issues
Magistrate Snatches Newborn From Mother Who Used Cannabis Tea for Pain Relief
County social workers said separating the newborn from her parents would be harmful.
Sanders: 'When a Mother Has a Baby, She Should Stay Home With That Baby'
Bernie's debate gaffe reveals a serious problem with mandatory family leave policies.
Cato Institute Supports Sister Wives Family's Challenge to Utah Polygamy Law
"Spiritual unions" of more than two people should not result in criminal sanctions, say Cato scholars.
A Baby with Five Parents? It's No Big Deal
Such families are already recognized in some U.S. States
That Time George W. Bush Offered to Officiate a Lesbian Wedding
The milestone you missed
Family Leave Policies Are Supposed to Help Women. Instead, They Trap Them.
Yes, there are unintended consequences to requiring employers to offer family leave benefits.
Abolish the Family? Or Just Hobble Parents So They Don't Give Kids 'Unfair' Advantages?
"Harrison Bergeron" was not intended as a how-to manual
Hacking Marriage
Polyamory, creative prenups, platonic co-parenting, open marriage, and the power of contracts
Police Say Kidnapping Medical Marijuana Activist's 11-Year-Old Son Is for 'the Child's Well-Being'
Shona Banda's son is back in state custody as she awaits criminal charges.
Kansas Activist Could Face Felony Charges Because Her 11-Year-Old Son Challenged Anti-Pot Propaganda
Medical marijuana user fights for custody of her son after police find a few ounces of cannabis in her home.
Florida Moves to Eliminate Lifelong Alimony
The bill has been panned as "anti-woman, anti-marriage, and anti-traditional family."
Arrest Warrant Issued for Florida Mom Who Refuses to Get Son Circumcised
What's the state's interest in this boy's foreskin?
The Black Family in 1965 and Today
Poor black neighborhoods are not the unassisted creation of poor black people, but largely the malignant result of factors beyond their control.
This Mom Lost Custody After She Left Her Kid Alone at Home for 90 Minutes
A Canadian court is set to decide whether to criminalize latchkey kids-or at least their parents.
Vietnam Now Allows, But Does Not Officially Recognize, Same-Sex Marriage
The most permissive approach to gay unions in Southeast Asia
The Countercultural Appeal of 19 Kids and Counting
Considering most of what we see on TV, the Duggar family is basically transgressive.
The Creepy Statism of Utah's Defense of Traditional Marriage
Won't somebody think of the children? And of having more and more and more of them?
Of Course the Law Should Tolerate Plural Marriages
A legal battle in Utah shows how misguided a crackdown on polygamy can be.
China Loosens Household Regulations To Boost Economy
You can live where you want...well, not quite
Proposed UK Law Would Prosecute Parents For Not Loving Their Children Enough
That might require a new bureaucracy
Stripped of Passport While Taking Daughter To Visit Ex-Husband, U.S. Woman Is Trapped in Brazil
It's not kidnapping if a judge does it, right?
Chinese Law Requires Adult Children To Visit Parents
Just tell 'em you did; they won't remember
