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• A Good Citizen
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• It's Not Easy Being Green
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• Where Do I Start?
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• On the Record
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• Dads Today Divorce Series Part Three
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• We have an open adoption agreement with our son's birthparents. We have a meeting coming up, and I am wondering how I should handle her hostility.
• Can a judge order me to express milk for court-ordered visitations? What if I cannot express milk?
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• Our 16-year-old son left home after an argument with his dad -- what should we do?
• My 17-year-old daughter is down in the dumps because I will not let her date a 21-year-old guy. Am I wrong? She says age doesn't matter.
• What are an employer's legal responsibilities and duties for breastfeeding and/or pumping at work?
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• Is surrogacy legal in Canada?
• What is a trust fund and how does it work?
• My 16-year-old is so rude and awful and out of control! Do you have any ideas or know of any places you can refer me to?

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• My son broke up with his college girlfriend and the mother of his child. Do I have a right to contact her and ask to be involved in my grandbaby's life?
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• Can I choose my favorite doctor to deliver my baby?
• What should we pack with us when we travel to pick up our 6-week-old adopted son?
• At what age do I allow my son to make his own curfew?
• If you find your daughter's diary and see things that worry you, should you confront her about it?
• My daughter decided that she doesn't want to live at my house anymore and is looking into her legal rights to move out. Have I lost her?
• How can I get my two children to play better together and share?
• My 11-year-old son has taken to complaining a lot. Is this his way of coping with stress or nerves?
• How can I get my two children to play better together and share?
• I would like to ask my sister to surrogate a child for my partner and me. Any words of advice?
• My best friend has offered to carry a child for my husband and me. Can we simply provide her with my husband's sperm?
• My 18-year-old is doing drugs and drinking. I made him leave the home. Should I let him back or make him face the decision that he made on his own?
• Our 16-year-old daughter had sex with a 20-year-old boy. What should we do?
• My 18-year-old daughter left home. How should we handle this without losing her?
• My ex-wife and I disagree on how to raise our 12-year-old daughter. What should I do?
• Are there any laws pertaining to pumping breast milk at your place of employment?
• I slapped my daughter, and she shoved me to the floor. This situation has gotten totally out of control, and I need some advice quickly."
• My l0-year-old granddaughter's life lacks discipline when she is at her mother's house. Is it possible that this amounts to child abuse or at least neglect?
• What is the opinion on an infant's spending time away from Mom on an overnight basis so Dad can have time and equal opportunity to bond with Baby?