OUTLET: Virginian-Pilot

It doesn’t matter that a baby born to a same-sex married couple has only one of the women’s DNA, says the Circuit Court judge who decided what he called a “unique” issue Friday:

Both women should be considered equal parents.

Divorce and custody battles have been cropping up since shortly after same-sex marriage became legal, but attorneys for Lauren and Karen Poole say they’ve never heard of another case exactly like this one – at least not in Virginia. (more…)

OUTLET: The Health Journal

By Susan Smigielski Acker

The death of a spouse is painful. For the surviving spouse, life goes on and, in time, this may include dating.

Sadie Shefe, Ph.D, LSW and board-certified clinical sexologist with DQS Communications Healthcare Group in Hampton, says most widows and widowers date after the death of a spouse for companionship and fulfillment.

Shefe says there is no specific time to grieve before dating again. (more…)

Outlet: Southside Daily

Ben Landis spent 15 years in “corporate America” as a business analyst. But away from work, fitness held a special place in his heart, especially after meeting his wife, Jeannie, though it.

One day, a thought struck him as he walked down the stairs of a fitness center. He saw all those people on cardio machines. (more…)

They share more than a first name.

Within the past year, Dan Luhring, 25, and Danny Kline, 35, took over the businesses their fathers founded – IssueTrak and Payday Payroll – at an age when most people haven’t climbed above middle management.

They operate on different turfs: IssueTrak, run by Luhring, is a software development company based in Town Center, with 41 employees and annual revenue topping $6 million. Payday Payroll, located in College Park Square, handles payroll processing or human resources for 1,400 clients and has a staff of 23. (more…)