Child Custody

You want to communicate effectively with your ex so the two of you can co-parent the kids. Unfortunately, however, sometimes the bad feelings harbored by your former spouse spill over into out-and-out harassment.  Their behavior can take many forms: Bad-mouthing you...

Breaking up with a co-parent is always hard, even if you never married each other. Typically, both parents feel they deserve unrestricted access to their children. When a court disagrees and gives a larger custody share to one parent over the other, it often leads to...

As you go through a divorce, you probably spend a lot of time thinking about where you would like the children to live and how much involvement you want to have in their lives after the split. For most parents, their primary goal during a divorce is simply to maximize...

Child custody matters can be very stressful. It’s up to the adults in the situation to try to keep the stress to a minimum. There are several ways to do this.  One of the most important things to remember is that you have to do what’s best for the children now. You...

During the school year, you and your ex find child custody to be fairly simple. The children have a stable schedule, so you are able to set up a routine that works around your own careers. Everything is set in place, with the exception of the holidays. In the summer,...

Parents who are going through divorce often have a lot of things happening. It’s imperative that they put the children first so the kids can begin to adjust to their new life, with a schedule that is split between two homes. There are several things that parents can...

Custody cases have the potential to get out of hand. One parent may feel scorned or as if they didn’t get what they wanted out of a custody hearing. Unfortunately, that can lead to parental kidnappings. Take, for example, an ongoing alert about children involved in a...

You’ve read all the articles and taken the court-ordered parenting classes with your spouse before your divorce. You’ve both embraced the idea that your children’s needs take dominance over yours, and that you’re in this co-parenting game together. Other than fully...

Very few, if any, parents decide to bring a child into the world only to find themselves in a situation where they have to be apart from them. For some parents, being apart from their child isn't even an option. This is often the case for children with special needs...

Almost no one wants their child custody agreement to have to be decided by a judge. However, when co-parents can’t agree on custody and visitation, they have to turn the matter over to the court. That means that you’ll need to convince a judge that you deserve the...