Working out custody is not so much about what you or your spouse wants but what your child needs. Judges must make custody decisions based on the child’s best interests. There is no simple way to define a child’s best interests. Rather the judge must look at a wide...
Child Custody
What happens if your ex does not comply with a co-parenting plan?
Divorce causes a significant amount of tumult in a couple’s life. It’s especially tough on the kids, who have to adjust to a greatly altered situation at home than they are accustomed to. Making the transition as easy and stress-free as possible for them can be...
Early discussions can help calm co-parenting issues in the summer
The summer is approaching, and that means that your children won’t be in school. Instead of getting several hours a day where you can work or take care of other personal responsibilities, you have to figure out how to watch your children and make sure they have the...
Legal custody can be as important as physical custody
Parents with minor children facing divorce worry about what the end of their marriage will mean for their relationship with their children. For some people, these concerns are so serious that they delay getting divorced for months or even years. If you know your...
Common child support myths
If you have separated from your spouse and have children, there is a good chance you must pay (or receive) child support. Usually, the court determines the amount of child support and outlines it in the legal child support documents. Unfortunately, if child support...
How do I strike an effective post-divorce parenting plan?
No matter the circumstances, divorce can be a difficult experience. Things get even thicker when a child is involved and neither party is ready to surrender the custody of the child to the other. However, both parents can reach a post-divorce parenting deal that...
Do you need a child custody order modification?
A lot may have changed since the court first issued your current child custody orders. As a parent, you may feel that the current arrangement is no longer suiting your children's best interests. If that’s your situation, you need to take action as soon as possible and...
What is the difference between split custody and shared custody?
Finding a way to share custody with your ex is never easy. When you have unique or demanding family circumstances, it can be that much harder to make custody arrangements that will really work for your family. For example, do you have a child with special needs? Do...
When can a child decide which parent they want to live with after divorce?
When you’re going through a divorce, you want your children to be happy and healthy. What you may not be comfortable with them doing is deciding whom they’re going to live with. After all, you and your co-parent both have their best interests at heart. That said,...
Establishing your legal paternity can help secure your rights
Your child is important to you. As their father, it’s your right to spend time with them. You should be as much of a part of their life as their mother is -- but, unlike their mother, you don't have any automatic rights to your child when that child is born out of...
