As you navigate custody issues, you may worry what you should do if your ex-spouse interferes with your time with your child. Custodial interference is a serious issue, and its effect on you and your child's relationship can cause legal and emotional problems. Meaning...
When a marriage ends, a couple’s hurt and disdain towards each other don’t just magically disappear overnight. So, when it comes raising your kids in harmony together after a high conflict separation or divorce – otherwise known as co-parenting – what do you do if you...
For most families, navigating life after a divorce or separation is challenging enough. However, when you add the current global health crisis into the mix, unfortunately, there’s no road map to guide you through these uncertain times. If you live in a different state...
Parents want to see their kids, especially divorced parents who, in many cases, do not see them every day. For some parents, child custody agreements are reminders of how they miss out on certain aspects of their children’s lives. And, now, child custody agreements...
Most parents who are getting divorced or living apart are able to negotiate a parenting plan for child custody and visitation time. But not in every case. Parents who disagree strongly about child custody may end up in court. So can parents whose relationship has...
If you have an official mental illness diagnosis such as anxiety or depression and seek custody of your child, you may wonder if your illness could impact the outcome. You want to do right by yourself and your child, but you also want to protect your legal rights as a...
By far the most popular custodial arrangement after a divorce is joint custody. However, this was not always the case in the past. It used to be far more common for the mother to end up with sole custody of the children after a divorce. The switch to joint custody is...
Before you know it, the weather will warm up and the kids will be out of school for summer break. The three-month span of vacation often means changes to the regular parenting time schedule that you and their other parent follow the rest of the year. Typically, this...
If your ex-spouse is awarded primary custody of your kids in your divorce agreement, the distance placed between you and your children can easily cause strain. Yet maintaining a strong relationship with them is still possible by maximizing them time you have with...
You likely have fundamental disagreements with your children’s other parent. Nonetheless, if you are parenting in a post-divorce family, your former spouse should respect the relationship you have with your kids. Parental alienation occurs when a co-parent tries to...
