Child Custody

As you go to court to work through your divorce, you know that determining your child custody arrangement is going to be a major part of this process. You're hopeful that you will get shared custody, which is the norm, and that you will get to spend time with your...

Children whose parents have separated or divorced will have to learn how to live life between two homes. They’ll likely look forward to spending time with each parent, but there’s a challenge that comes on transition days. Most kids are happy to get to spend time with...

Co-parenting is often an ideal situation for children because they get to have both of their parents closely involved in every aspect of life. For the parents, this can be a rather trying time because of the former emotional ties they had with each other. Switching...

Trying to work out child custody arrangements is often difficult for parents who are going through a divorce. It’s easy to let the divorce matters overlap with the custody decisions, but that’s not what needs to happen. Both parents have to be focused on doing what’s...

Divorce can be devastating for everyone involved. If you have children together, it is important that you figure out how to navigate life post-divorce and give your little ones the best parenting possible. Remember, even though the marriage is over, you are still...

Perhaps one of the reasons that you left your spouse was because of their out-of-control addiction to alcohol and/or drugs. Alternatively, you may be the parent struggling to maintain your parental responsibilities while under the influence of an intoxicating...

Many family law disputes focus on children. Each parent may feel that he or she knows what is best for their child, and they may strongly disagree with the other parent’s parenting style. This can lead to heated arguments and, in some instances, parental alienation....

It can be frightening for parents who have children who are sensitive to foods or other allergens to see someone ignore the risks. If you are divorced and find out that your ex has been allowing individuals to babysit without informing them about your kids' allergies,...

Divorce can be a stressful and emotional process. It can be tempting to rant to anyone who cares to listen about all the horrible things your spouse has done to you over the years. However, you might want to keep your badmouthing to a minimum as it can do more harm...