Numbers suggest recovery is gaining steam; banks may hold key to the next level.

A survey says more than half of American parents lack a will or a living trust.

More than 20 states raise their minimum wages, so millions of workers get a bump in pay this year.

Could stronger marriages narrow the class divide?

ABC Family launches "The Fosters," a drama about a family with two moms, one biological son, two adopted foster kids, and a newcomer.

For one woman, $50,000 on a new technology to freeze her eggs was worth the expense.

A new HBO documentary, “American Winter,” explores how families have suffered in the weakened economy.

Breaking down the numbers of raising a family. The Department of Agriculture estimates middle-income families will spend about a quarter of a million dollars raising one child.

For many seniors, they reach a point where they can't do it all and they need a little to a lot of help. The cost of the assistance often falls to the children.