With the holidays quickly approaching, you may be looking forward to building memories with your kids. If you share custody of your children with a co-parent, however, you may have to shuffle the young ones in your family between two households. While your parenting...
Can an alienating parent lose custody?
When going through a divorce, it is not uncommon for tensions between both parties to rise. With children involved, the tensions often only increase, as parents feel like they have too much on the line to lose. Unfortunately, this can lead to parents making foolish...
What to know before signing an acknowledgment of paternity
Unlike when married couples have a child, the state does not assume paternity for children born to unwed couples. Therefore, unmarried men must act to legally establish themselves as their children’s fathers. One such path toward creating a legal parent-child...
Obtaining custody as an unmarried father in Washington state
According to U.S. News & World Report, 2018 saw a record low marriage rate of 6.5, the lowest since the earliest year for which government marriage data exists. The decline in the number of couples joining in marriage is a growing trend in the U.S. Pew Research...
Prioritizing the well-being of your children during divorce
Divorce can consume your every thought as you work toward negotiating a settlement and rebuilding your future. Continuing to raise your children despite this dynamic change will require perspective and sacrifice. Even though the challenge of showing up for your kids...
How should I talk to my child about divorce?
While all divorces have an emotional impact, they are especially trying when you have kids. That is why the way you talk to your kids about your divorce is so important. Psychology Today recommends the following strategies when discussing divorce with your children....
How should you handle child custody during the holidays?
While you made it through the last holidays of 2020, did your current child custody plan endure the changes to your usual schedule and routines? If not, work with the other parent to prepare your child custody schedule for the next major holiday. To help, see what Our...
Your child wants to live with the other parent. What now?
So far, you feel that you handle your child custody arrangement with grace and dignity. Your daughter recently expressed an interest in living with the other parent. How should you handle this? Our Family Wizard offers guidance that may help you. Understand how to...
How do you determine parental duties if you are not married?
Unmarried parents have some unique challenges. Sometimes, they are able to work together to overcome these outside of the court system. In many cases, however, the family might need some stronger rules in order to secure the interests of both parents. The law could...
Navigating the holidays after a divorce
Raising kids together after a divorce can bring about many challenges all year long. When the holiday season approaches, however, a new level of stress may be felt by parents and even by kids. Fortunately, there are steps moms and dads can take to help their children...
