Sunday Record for June 9, 2013

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SUNDAY RECORD YOUR GUIDE TO PUBLIC RECORDS AND VITAL STATISTICS IN CALHOUN COUNTY DEATHS Evelyn McLeod Andrews, Oxford Shannon Leann Bailey, Centre Meredith Beavers, Lincoln Ruby Lee Boyd, Heflin Tony Dale Brooks, Ohatchee Gordon F. Brown, Oxford Ella Pearl Bundrum, Jacksonville Nellie Mae Burch, Weaver Dennis M. Byers, Anniston Juanita M. Chandash, Weaver Crockett W. Clifton, Texas Emma Jean Conley, Anniston Rufus Oneal Cook, Piedmont Homer Samuel Couch, Anniston James Luther Dykes, Dothan Delmas Owens Easterwood, Wedowee George Echols II, Eastaboga Ronnie Wayne Epperson, Ohatchee Wilma Jo Epps, Gaylesville Jannie L. Ford, Ashland Douglas A. Gordon, Georgia Dazarene Hall, Talladega Delores Hann, Anniston Lola B. Hardy, Midland City Rev. Bennie Fred (Ben F.) Harris, Lineville Frances Joan Herring, Jacksonville Evelyn Elizabeth Mynatt Hill, Anniston James Vernon Hopkins Jr., Rock Hill, S.C. Ellen Irene Johnson, Oxford

Montressor Lewis Johnson, Anniston Bonnie Faye Lackey, Heflin Deacon Fred Lane, Wedowee Lee E. Middleton Jr., Anniston Melvin Eugene Morgan, Sand Rock Betty Brown Mosley, Ohatchee Miller B. Norrell, Ranburne Nelda Mintz Norris, Anniston Melissa Ellen O’Dell, Centre Billy Joe Peek, Centre Ranetta E. Sims Williams Peters, Birmingham Clara B. East Phillips, Ashland Samuel F. Rhoades, White Plains Lisa Ann Robinson, Muscadine William “Bill” Franklin Scott, Anniston Corine I. Smith, Weaver Dr. Lee Samuel Smith Jr., Oxford Bertie Hare Stephens, Huntsville Mary Beth Strain, Woodland Bennie L. Taylor Jr., Anniston Maj. Elizabeth L. Torrey, USA, ret., Jacksonville James T. Walden, Lineville James Barry Weaver, Centre Mae L. Welch, Talladega Byron L. Willis, Oxford Diana Woodard, Heflin

RATE OF BANKRUPTCIES 15 15 12 12

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A Chapter 7 bankruptcy allows the debtor to retain certain exempt property, but the debtor’s remaining property is gathered and sold by a trustee from which creditors will receive payment. It may also be used by businesses which wish to terminate their business.

A Chapter 13 bankruptcy enables debtors, through court supervision and protection, to propose and carry out a repayment plan under which creditors are paid, in full or in part, in installments over a three-year period. During that time, debtors are prohibited from starting or continuing collection efforts.

The following bankruptcies declared by Calhoun County residents were recorded by U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Alabama last week:

Chapter 7 • Macy Nemeth, Munford • Pamela Heidenreich, Williamson Street, Oxford • Edward Wayne Butler and Tammie Lynn Butler, Pine Cone Avenue, Eastaboga • Jimmy L. Coleman, Noble Street, Anniston • Michele Malone, Friendship Road, Oxford • Cynthia Nell Johnson, Green Hills Road, Ohatchee • Joseph Calhoun, Oxford • Jimmie Lee McCoy Jr. III, 2nd Avenue Northeast, Jacksonville

Chapter 13

• Faron L. Hughes, Old Highway 9, Anniston • Anthony Raytron Guy, Skyridge Drive, Anniston • Robert G. Angles, U.S. 78 West, Oxford • Michael R. Sanderson, Sonia Lane, Anniston • Stacey Hyde and Christy Hyde, Lakewood Drive, Weaver

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This week

• Dewey Pearson Nelson III of Oxford to Hannah Lindsey Martin of Anniston • Jeffrey Scott Harkins of Ohatchee to Sarah Elizabeth Fitzgerald of Jacksonville • Jordan Lee Strickland of Wellington to Kelly Dana Ellison of Wellington • Vernon Lenard Lewis of Oxford to Jessica Rae Shanks of Oxford • Kyle Nicholas Wyman of Anniston to Breanna Christine Banks of Oxford • Larry Dale Harbin of Weaver to Donna Kaye Slick of Weaver • Jerry Brian Goss of Piedmont to Tonya Michelle Westbrook of Piedmont • Justin Lanier Norris of Weaver to Kendra Elaine Whitehead of Weaver • Joshua Barry Chapman of Jacksonville to Deborah Elizabeth Gay of

CATTLE SALE

Jacksonville • Vincent Price Bailey of Piedmont to Chanda Parris Edwards of Piedmont • Russell Andrew Michel of Anniston to Sabrina McCullars Stricklin of Anniston • Quentin Neville Dickerson of Jacksonville to Angelica Lashunn Turner of Jacksonville • J. Houston Huie of Weaver to Natasha Lagisolia Jones of Weaver • Joshua Tyler Singer of Jacksonville to Kathryn Suzanne Merriman of Jacksonville • Kendall Paul Ridgeway of Tallapoosa, Ga., to Paula Harrison Stephens of Tallapoosa, Ga. • Hank Coleman Eagle of Anniston to Jocelyn Nicole Galvin of Anniston • Robert Darren Mitchell of Anniston to Ashley Michelle Stedham of Anniston

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FORECLOSURES • Anthony G. Elmore and Shaye H. Elmore, a parcel of land in section 33, township 14, range 8.

• Kenneth Brooks, Cloverdale subdivision, Saks addition, block 8, lots 10-12.

• Deborah Lynne Tomlin, a parcel of land in section 31, township 16, range 7.

• John B. Waddell and Jennifer C. Waddell, Spring Hill Heights, 7th addition, block 16,

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MARRIAGE LICENSES

BANKRUPTCIES

The material inside the Sunday Record is recorded by The Anniston Star from various institutions and government offices.

The public records are published as they appeared on the documents obtained by the newspaper. Direct questions and comments about Sunday Record to Isaac Godwin at igodwin@annistonstar.com.

lot 6.

• Robert C. Eaton and Lynn M. Eaton, Albert T. Harris subdivision, block D, lot 2.

• Mark I. Gallahar and Deaira H. Gallahar, a parcel of land in section 5, township 15, range 8.

• Paul H. Thomas, Mountain Lake Estaes, lots 1 and 7.

Here is the livestock market report for the Tuesday sale.

Receipts for this week 701 compared to 357 last week.

Receipts a year ago 868.

FEEDER CLASSES:

Bulls and steers (Medium and Large No. 1 and No. 2): 200-300 lbs. 185.00 to 230.00; 300-400 lbs. 148.00 to 200.00; 400-500 lbs.

135.00 to 157.50; 500-600 lbs. 123.00 to 148.00; 600700 lbs. 95.00 to 129.00.

Heifers (Medium and Large No. 1 and No. 2): 200-300 lbs. 150.00 to 190.00; 300-400 lbs. 130.00 to 155.00; 400-500 lbs. 120.00 to 138.00; 500-600 lbs. 110.00 to 127.00; 600700 lbs. 100.00 to 120.00 .

SLAUGHTER CLASSES:

Cows: Breakers 75.00 to 79.00; Boners 78.00 to 82.50; Lean 72.00 to 77.00.

Bulls: Normal Dressing 54-58% 94.00 to 98.50; Low Dressing

WILLS PROBATED • Margaret B. Nixon • Willie Charles Bush Sr. • William Glen Melton • Dorothy R. Young • Dolores T. Curry • Helen L. Batey

INCORPORATIONS

• The 1101 Building LLC • Floating Fun LLC • Triple C Chevron LLC • Jack Investment Partners LLC • McKnight RV Cruise Getaway LLC • Curvin Outboard Repair LLC • Arnold Family Homes LLC • Renewed Possibilities Inc. • Bennett Farms North LLC

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ARRESTS The people listed in this arrest report, whose names and charges are obtained from public records, are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

ending at 7 a.m. Thursday.

• Aneshia Latrece Taylor, 25: breaking and entering a vehicle.

• Albert Keith Robinson, 46: second-degree assault.

Anniston • Theron Lamar Christian, 36: sex-offenderThe following felony arrests were reported by residence restrictions. the Anniston Police Department (addresses • Deleon Thomas, 22: possession of a connot provided) during the seven-day period trolled substance.

• Kharma Cabrii Stepha Heard, 42: possession of a controlled substance.

• Phillip Alan Lloyd, 50: domestic violence.

• Corda Lebron Phillips, 23: first-degree possession of marijuana.

• Victor Howard Lloyd, 22: fugitive from justice.

Calhoun County

The following felony arrests were reported by the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m.

Thursday.

• Jerome Allen Bain, 50, of Anniston: fraudulent use of a credit/debit card.

• Bobby Joe Gordon, 44, of Anniston: failure to appear in court.

BLOTTER Crimes are listed by location.

Anonymous tips may be called in to Crime Stoppers at 256-238-1414.

A reward of up to $1,000 may be given.

Anniston

The following property crimes were reported to the Anniston Police Department during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday.

• Residence, 2100 block of McKleroy Avenue: hat, DVDs. • Residence, 2200 block of West D Street: VCR, DVD player, television.

Street: ladder rack.

• Residence, 700 block of West 44th Street: ATV. • Parking lot, 800 block of West 15th Street: mini dirt bike. (Recovered Burglaries 5-30-2013) • Residence, 800 block of 62nd Thefts • Department store, 5500 block of Street: jewelry.

• Residence, 800 block of Sparks McClellan Boulevard: cell phone

and cover.

• Bank, 1700 block of Noble Street: cash.

Auto-related thefts • Residence, 3900 block of Lera Drive: firearm.

RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS Here are food service establishments recently inspected by the Calhoun County Health Department, along with scores.

A score of 100 indicates the inspector found no deficiencies. Potentially hazardous deficiencies (four- or five-point demerit items) are noted. These must be corrected immediately and inspectors say they are often corrected while the inspection is underway. Restaurants earning below 70 must raise their scores within seven days or face closure.

4-OR 5-POINT DEMERITS

• Fuji Japanese Cuisine, 218 Davis Loop, Oxford — 94.

• Cider Ridge Golf Club, 200 Apple Blossom Way, Oxford • Grace Valero, 202 Grace St., Oxford — 94.

— 91, potentially hazardous food did not meet temperature • Jack’s Family Restaurant, 201 U.S. 278 By Pass, E., Piedrequirements during cold holding. mont — 96.

• Taco Bell, 504 Hamric Drive, E., Oxford — 97.

NO MAJOR DEMERITS • Anniston Inn & Suites (Food Service), 6220 McClellan • Twin Hills Farm Auction, 114 Riddle Farm Road, Anniston Blvd., Anniston — 98.

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CALENDAR: AnnistonStar.com/calendar PROPERTY TRANSFERRED • JP Enterprises LLC to Paul Baker Jr., A.P. Hubbard’s subdivision, block 1, lots 11 and 12, $100.

• Greg A. Ashley to Craig L. Hall and Rachel A. Hall, Martin Place, lot 14, $10.

• Calhoun Development Co. Inc. to Christopher Jordan and April Jordan, Buckhorn subdivision, phase IX, lot 17, $10.

• Gordon W. Clayton to Marcus J. Clayton, Anniston Pipeworks addition to Anniston, lots 11-14; Anniston Pipeworks addition to Anniston, block 7, lot 14, $44,840.

• Christopher R. Jordan and April L. Jordan to Calhoun Development Co. Inc., Buckhorn subdivision, phase III, block C, lot 10, $10.

• Robert Lee Etzold and Susan Elaine Etzold to Tommy E. Stevens Jr. and Brittany Stevens, Shadow Ridge Development, lot 45, $100.

• Mark D. McBride to Hwa Yong McBride, Timberidge subdivision, block B, lot 2, $10.

• Myong H. Lee and Kang S. Lee to Ricardo E. Carrizales and Melisia Brown Carrizales, a parcel of land in section 19, township 14, range 8, $1.

• ALFA Financial Corp. to Tyrone Simmons, Anniston City Land Co., block 428, lot 7, $10,000.

• Heartwood 55 LLC to Herman Gladney, a parcel of land in section 3, township 15, range 8, $20,000.

• Frederick Jarred Acker and Jaclyn N. Acker to Fitzporter M. Kidd, a parcel of land in section 18, township 15, range 8, $100.

• Charles F. Acker to Billy Ray Thomas, Anniston Land Co., block 116, lot 12, $1.

• Calvin Ingram to Joyce Ingram Elston and Samantha Elston, South Anniston Land Co., division 4, block 1, lot 1, $11,220.

• Derick Foroutan and Yasmeui Foroutan to Keishawn Malbrough, Anniston City Land Co., block 408, lot 2, $10.

• Cider Ridge Alabama LLC to Nathaniel Pearce and Allison Pearce, Cider Ridge subdivision, phase 1 reassessment, block GH, lot 14GH, $42,500.

• Mark D. Shepherd and April D. Shepherd to Donald J. Hulsey, Belmont subdivision, block 1, lot 1, $136,000.

• Dale M. Edwards to Bobby D. Edwards, a parcel of land in section 20, township 13, range 9, $79,900.

• James D. Chong to Kyong H. Lee, a parcel of land in section 33, township 14, range 7, $100,000.

• Freddie Mac to Rudy Beaver, Hillcrest Townhomes, block A, lot 8, $46,500.

• Carl Dean Maddox Saxon to Joseph Keith Maddox, Betta-Life subdivision, block 7, lot 18, $10.

• Carl Dean Maddox Saxon to Joseph Keith Maddox, Betta-Life subdivision, block 7, lot 17, $10.

• Bill Burt to Chadney Lamberth and Stephanie Lamberth, Burt’s Creek subdivision, lot 4, $100.

• Randall A. Beshears and Leigh Ann Beshears to Lindsay J. Ward, Sunset Heights, Canyon Drive addition, block 2, lot 2, $1.

• Steven W. Auer and Vickie D. Auer to Steven W. Auer and Vickie D. Auer, Dove Hollow subdivision, block 2, lot 11, $10.

• Kenneth L. Hagle to William J.

Nygaard and Sherry L. Nygaard, Overbrooke Forest subdivision, lot 9, $229,000.

• Deborah L. Nelson to James R. Taylor Sr., M.M. Hudgens subdivision, lot 21, $10.

• Leslie A. Burgess to Jesus NunezCasillas and Alicia Rico-Loredo, Kapco Estates, lot 4, $10.

• Jessica Ann Hudson and Frank E. Pugh to John B. McDonald, Bynum Acres subdivision, lot 14, $10.

• Heath T.L. Burr and Amber Burr to Brenton Young and Amanda Young, Pine Hill Estates, 5th addition, lot 59, $10.

• Efrain A. Munoz and Elizabeth Munoz to Phillip C. Gardner and Dana T. Gardner, Winter Park subdivision, block 2, lots 1-3, $10.

• Donald O. Sills to Havalah Hocking, Lyncoya subdivision, 1st addition, lot 18, $10.

• Jerry C. Barnett to Jerry C. Barnett and Sandra B. Lester, R.A. & Joe Burns subdivision, lots 25-27, $10.

• Joyce B. Osborne and Tom E. Bazemore Jr. to James A. Burke Sr. and Sally D. Burke, Stone Ridge subdivision, block 2, lot 1, $97,000.

• Spivey Family Bypass Trust 2002 to Mandy Cortez, C.M. & W.C. Hudson’s re-subdivision of Oxford, block 35, lot 1, $100.

• Sharron J. Cash to Quincy O. Thomas, Buckelew Estates, lot 21, $100.

• John Richard Sawyer and Peggy J. Sawyer to Angela Marina Sepulveda and Joshua Corey Troge, Anniston Land Co., block 541-B, lot 9, $100.

• Veterans Affairs to Gary A. Roche

and April A. Pope, a parcel of land in section 17, township 13, range 10, $10.

• Jason L. Lively and Michelle Lively to William Loos and Peggy Loos, Sagewood subdivision, lot 20, $100.

• Joseph Elias Read-Estate to Kenneth B. Keenum, a parcel of land in section 24, township 13, range 6, $10.

• Ralph Hammett to Donald R. Guthormsen and Jeremy Boyd Jackson, Old Plan of Jacksonville, lot 99, $10.

• Paul W. Brackett and Gloria J. Brackett to Gloria J. Brackett, a parcel of land in section 4, township 14, range 8, $10.

• Paul W. Brackett and Gloria J. Brackett to Gloria J. Brackett, a parcel of land in section 30, township 14, range 9, $10.

• Edward Timon Gardner to Stephen Douglas Pressley, J.D. Hunter’s map of Mechanicsville, block 10, lots 7 and 8, $10.

• Samuel Earl Pressley to Stephen Douglas Pressley, Mechanicsville, block 10, lots 9 and 10, $10.

• Ann B. Starr-Estate to Jeremiah L. McPherson and Crystal McPherson, Weaver City, lots B and C, $10.

• Paul Brackett and Gloria Brackett to Paul Brackett, a parcel of land in section 9, township 16, range 7, $10.

• Glean Heath and Tina Heath Fowler to Glean Heath, a parcel of land in section 31, township 13, range 7, $10.

• G&M Homes LLC to DDB LLC, Lyncoya subdivision, 8th addition,

block 19, lot 17, $10.

• Erin Jackson Pirkle to Hien Duc Nguyen, Pippin subdivision, lots 13-15, $100.

•AlabamaHousingFinanceAuthority to Housing & Urban Development, a parcel of land in section 9, township 14, range 8, $10.

• Rachel Reed to Ronald Jason Reed, a parcel of land in section 3, township 14, range 6, $50,000.

• Walter N. Fritts to Triple C Chevron LLC, a parcel of land in section 6, township 14, range 8, $10.

• Housing & Urban Development to Sun West Mortgage Co. Inc., Indian Oaks Estates, lot 92, $1.

• Sun West Mortgage Co. Inc. to Joseph P. Barr Jr. and Monique A. Barr, Indian Oaks Estates, lot 92, $10.

• Heirs of John D. Brooks to Wayne Brooks, Jerry Wayne Brooks and Patsy Stubbs, Greenbrier subdivision, 2nd addition, lot 1R; Greenbrier subdivision, 2nd addition, block A, lot 15; Greenbrier subdivision, 2nd addition, block F, lot 1, $10.

• Emory B. O’Neal to Emory B. O’Neal and Glenda Lee O’Neal, a parcel of land in section 6, township 15, range 8.

• Jennifer Park to Rudy Beaver, Hillcrest Townhomes, block K, lot 1, $10.

• Johnny Michael Henderson to Alena Henderson, Anala Acres, block 2, lot 13, $10.

• Winkles Properties LLC to Jason Ray Rowland and Pamela Smith Bonds, Piedmont Land & Improvement Co., block 21, lots 11-14; Standard-Coosa-Thatcher Co., block 16, lot 3.

THE NEW DEFINITION OF FAMILY Poll: 2 in 5 women would consider parenting solo

BY JOCELYN NOVECK AND JENNIFER AGIESTA Associated Press

As Christy Everson was nearing age 40, she made a decision: She wanted to have a child, even though she was single and it meant doing it all alone.

Her daughter, conceived via a sperm donor, is now 2 1/2 years old, and Everson hopes to have a second child.

“Was it worthwhile? Well, I’m thinking of doing it again, aren’t I?” she says.

Everson and women like her are part of a shift in American society. An Associated PressWE TV poll of people under 50 found that more than 2 in 5 unmarried women without children — or 42 percent — would consider having a child on their own without a partner, including more than a third, or 37 percent, who would consider adopting solo.

The poll, which addressed a broad range of issues on America’s changing family structures, dovetails with a recent report by the U.S. Census Bureau that single motherhood is on the rise: Of 4.1 million women who gave birth in 2011, 36 percent were unmarried at the time of the survey, up from 31 percent in 2005. And among mothers 20-24, the percentage was 62 percent, or six in 10 mothers.

The AP-WE TV poll also found that few Americans think the growing variety of family arrangements is bad for society. However, many have some qualms about single mothers, with some two-thirds — or 64 percent — saying single women having children without a partner is a bad thing for society.

More men — 68 percent — felt that way, compared to 59 percent of women.

The survey found broad gender gaps in opinion on many issues related to how and when to have children. One example: At a time when the can-youhave-it-all debate rages for working mothers, women were more apt than men to say having children has negatively impacted their career.

And this was true especially among mothers who waited until age 30 or older to have children. Fully 47 percent of those mothers said having a child had a negative impact on their careers. Of women overall, 32 percent of mothers reported a negative effect, compared with 10 percent of men.

For Everson, who lives in a suburb of Minneapolis and is 44, being the only parent means daily responsibilities that naturally suck up some of the time she used to spend on her career as a financial consultant.

“To be honest about it, it’s hard to be a rock star” when parenting a baby, she says. But

Key findings from the poll An AP-WE TV poll took a deep look at how Americans under age 50 feel about parenthood and changing family structures.

The changing American family

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Joyce Chen, a hospital occupational therapist in San Francisco and single mother, credits the support of her church for helping her raise her daughter Kathryn, 10, alone. she sees it as more of a temporary career setback, and feels she’s already getting back on track with her toddler now over age 2. Soon, she says, “I’ll be getting back on my A-game.”

For Joyce Chen, a hospital occupational therapist in San Francisco, it’s a question of the kind of career she wants to have. Chen, 41 and also a single mother, is happy to have work she not only enjoys, but that she can balance easily with caring for her 10-year-old daughter.

“I’ve been blessed,” she says. “I have a decent income. I don’t feel like I need to climb the ladder. I enjoy what I do, but I can leave it at the end of the day and not think about it.”

Chen also credits a strong community of friends from church for helping make her family work. “That community has helped me raise my daughter,” she says. She hopes to get married one day if the right situation comes along.

But Chen feels that a single mom can do just as good a job of raising a child as two parents can. Overall, the poll found decidedly mixed results on that question: Thirty percent of respondents said yes, 27 percent said no, and 43 percent said “it depends.”

At 26, Jacqueline Encinias is at a much less established point in her career. A married mother of a month-old baby in Albuquerque, N.M., she aims to go back to school to study accounting. For now, though, she says she’s “just looking for something to get me by.” Encinias says that she would probably not have made the choice to be a mother alone.

“I wouldn’t want my child to grow up with just one parent,” she says. “If other people

want to do it, it’s OK, but it’s not for me.” Support of a partner is crucial to her, she says. (Finding the right person was a key factor in the decision to have a child, the poll found, by both current parents and non-parents.)

Shermeka Austin, a 23-yearold student in Warren, Mich., feels the same way. “That would not be a choice for me, being a single parent,” Austin says. She hopes to get married and have children one day, but first she wants to focus on her goal of opening a bakery. Then she’d be happy to make sacrifices in order to have kids. In the poll, about three-quarters (76 percent) of women without children said that it was important for them to reach certain career goals before they start a family.

Stacey Ehlinder, a 28-yearold event planner in Denver, says she would consider some of those options at some point if necessary — though she’s currently in a relationship headed towards marriage. She says she’s surprised by the high percentage of respondents who had doubts about single mothers. “It just seems like these days there are so many more definitions of a family,” she says.

Ehlinder is confident that if she does have children, she’ll be able to balance career and motherhood. “In my industry, and in companies I’ve worked for, I’ve seen flexibility given to mothers,” she says. “It makes me feel confident that I could juggle things and be the mother I want to be.”

Many said while the optimal situation for raising kids is two parents, there’s no prescription for the perfect family.

Matthew Dean, a father of three in San Antonio, Texas, said he was glad his wife, a former teacher, is able to stay home with their kids, an — Matthew Dean, arrangement that was supposed married father of three to be temporary. “It was first, let’s do it through kindergarten, in San Antonio, Texas then it was, let’s do it through second grade...” he quips. UltiWhile 42 percent of unmarmately they decided it was best ried women said they would for the children. “I look around consider single parenthood, and realize how everything compared with 24 percent of would have been so chaotic and men, answers varied greatly rushed, otherwise,” Dean says. as to the ways they’d consider Still, he says, he understands going about it. Thirty-seven that many different arrangepercent of women said they’d ments work, including singleconsider adopting solo (comparent families. “It’s maybe not pared to 19 percent of men), preferred, but it is what it is,” about a third of women — 31 says Dean, 46. “It’s an added percent — said they’d conchallenge, but that doesn’t sider freezing their eggs, and mean it’s bad. There’s no guar27 percent would be willing to antee in any situation. People use artificial insemination and can have a two-parent situation donor sperm. that is a complete wreck.”

“There’s no guarantee in any situation.”

• Among all parents, 31 percent reported being unmarried when they had their first child.

• Nearly half (45 percent) say the growing variety of family arrangements has little impact on society, with the remainder divided on whether it makes a positive impact (28 percent) or a negative one (26 percent).

• On the other hand, 64 percent call single women having children a bad thing for society — a figure that has held steady in Pew Research Center polls on the topic back to 1997.

The impact of children • Three-quarters who already have children say they always knew they wanted them. Fathers (81 percent) were more likely to say they always wanted kids than mothers (72 percent).

• Parents say their children had a positive impact on their love life (45 percent positive vs. 19 percent negative) and social life (37 percent positive to 22 percent negative), but more say having children hurt rather than helped their financial well-being (35 percent negative, 25 percent positive).

• Among working parents, working mothers are almost three times as likely to say their careers took a hit when they became parents (31 percent of moms compared with 11 percent of dads).

• College educated women (44 percent) and women who became mothers at age 30 or above (47 percent) were most apt to report a negative impact on their career from having children. But those same women who became mothers at age 30 or above were more apt than other mothers to say having children increased their overall happiness, sense of accomplishment and sense of purpose.

Family planning • Among those under age 50 without children, 53 percent say they want them eventually, 30 percent say it depends, 16 percent say no. Of those who do, 94 percent say an important factor is finding the right partner.

• Non-parents are more likely than those with children to say it’s important to have the necessary financial resources (94 percent of non-parents) and to reach certain career goals (72 percent) before starting a family.

• About 7 in 10 would start a relationship with someone who already has children. That drops to 56 percent if the child is an infant.

— Associated Press