How The Freeman Order Relates to Child Custody
Creating a Plan for Timesharing If a parent is not awarded a timeshare with their child that is significant (usually 40-50%), then it is normal for them to be awarded a detailed, specifically stated timeshare. Applying this concept, however, can be difficult for a parent who wants to see their child as much as possible. […]
What if Your Child Gets Ill Before Your Parenting Time Begins?
One of the hardest parts of a divorce is not spending as much time as you’d like with your kids. You look forward to every weekend and school break, trying to make each moment count. Unfortunately, life sometimes has other plans. Picture this: you’re getting ready to pick up your child from your former spouse […]
Can You Get Your Visitation Order Changed?
Now that some time has passed since you settled your divorce, you may be feeling confident that you and your children are adapting as well as expected to your new lifestyle. While you might still have a few “down” days here and there, for the most part, you have hopefully built a strong support system […]
Can I Settle Child Custody Issues Without an Attorney?
As complex as child custody issues may be, you and your spouse may have decided to work out those questions on your own instead of bringing attorneys into the mix. If this worked well for you when you dealt with property division or support concerns, you may be confident you will resolve the matter peaceably. […]
Keep Kids’ Stress Levels Low Re Co-Parenting After Divorce
When you divorced, you knew that you and your kids would go through an adjustment period while adapting to your new lifestyle. Perhaps your friends who had already gone through divorce warned you about some of the possible challenges you’d experience during your first post-divorce year. If you have a solid parenting plan and kids […]
Co-parenting–Words of Warning
If you share custody, you have likely faced disagreements with your ex on the best ways to raise your child or children. Some of those disagreements may have destabilized your marriage, led to your divorce, or alienated you from your children. When making important parenting decisions, though, unreasonable stubbornness will not help you teach your […]
What Are My Rights as a Father?
Do divorce proceedings have a gender bias? It’s a question that is often raised by fathers as they battle for custody either during or following a divorce. Fathers frequently claim that a judge will be more inclined to rule in favor of their ex-spouse when it comes to the kids. This is an argument that […]
What are Parenting Plans & How do They Work?
While divorce offers a definitive conclusion to a problematic marriage, parenthood survives even the most acrimonious of divorces. No relationship is fully settled when children are involved because each parent shares an interest in the continuing well-being of a child, and is entitled to equally participate in that evolving relationship. This is where a parenting […]
Custody and Child Support for Children of Unwed Parents
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in a baby carriage. This sequence of events was once the “norm” in our society, and many continue to follow the traditional route. A growing number of couples, however, choose (or end up with) children before marriage. If these unwed couples break up, they face the […]
Common Visitation Arrangements for Children
Divorce can be scary for children because of the uncertainty that it brings. As a child watches their parents yell at one another and fight over assets, they often have no way of knowing what comes next. It is obvious that the parents will no longer be living together, but what will happen to the […]