Standing in the dock, the judge looked at me and spoke the words I’d dreaded. ‘Don’t think because you have children that I won’t give you a custodial sentence.’ I’d hoped that, by pleading guilty to ...

‘Great news! We have a joint mortgage’. That was the text my partner sent me in December 2017 to announce that we were now financially linked and owned a home together. I felt sick to my stomach. What ...

Nearly 4 million children are believed to be affected by economic abuse, with one in seven mothers claiming their child or teenager had experienced poor mental health as a result. A study conducted by ...

DEAR ABBY: My son is 27. He has had some problems recently that were so serious I reached out to his father. His father and I were teenagers when we had him, so the last time we spoke was 18 years ago ...

Dear Annie: In 1996, I met a man while traveling. At the time, I was a single mom of three in a new city and state away from family. I was struggling with finances, child care and transportation. My ...

Dear Abby: My son is 27. He has had some problems recently that were so serious I reached out to his father. His father and I were teenagers when we had him, so the last time we spoke was 18 years ago ...