Posts Tagged ‘child custody’
Does the California Court Consider Siblings When Awarding Child Custody?
For many children, their relationship with their sibling is the more important and most lasting relationship they will ever develop. The essential nature of the relationship makes the question of how the court handles \ of utmost importance. What happens to the sibling relationship when the children are separated from each other due to divorce?…
Read MoreWhat To Do When the Judge Exhibits Bias in Your Family Law Case
Every case in family court is decided by one judge. A judge, like anyone, arrives at their job with their own opinions, experiences, and knowledge; this may sometimes include entrenched cultural biases. Family law cases can be negatively affected by cultural biases on the part of the judge, perhaps even more so than in other…
Read MoreStudying the Impact of Parental Divorce on College Students
Many parents considering divorce will postpone or delay proceedings until their children are “older.” While every case is unique and every child will be different, divorce is difficult on children regardless of age. Studies indicate that parental divorce still has an impact on college-age children. If you are getting divorced and you have college-age children,…
Read MoreConsidering the Impact of Divorce on College Financial Planning
Divorcing parents have to manage a number of unique challenges when they plan for the financing of their child’s college education. If possible, divorced parents should cooperate and consider implementing a number of strategies to maximize the financial aid available to their college student. In doing so, they could potentially decrease the financial burden of…
Read MoreWho is in Charge of the Child’s Medication Post-Divorce?
It’s no surprise to anyone that divorced couples don’t always agree – in fact, they often disagree. And there is no topic more prone to differences in opinion than the health and well-being of a child. After a divorce, parents find previously small differences in opinion regarding their children can explode into full scale battles.…
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