Family fracture, unwed births cost us dearly By Leah Ward Sears For the Journal-Constitution Published on: 04/24/08 This year, nearly four of every 10 babies will be born outside of marriage. We know statistically and intuitively that, overall, children do not fare as well when their parents are divorced or never married. As a judge, I know that 65 percent of all civil cases heard in Georgia's superior courts involve issues regarding children and families. We also know that in 2005, more than 14,000 children were in the care of the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services; more than...