Child Custody

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...

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...

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...

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 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,...

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...

Finding a way to share custody peacefully with your ex can take a lot of work. You likely both want to spend as much time with the children as possible. Making time for both parents usually means you have to compromise to find solutions that work for co-parenting....

If you recently received a job offer in another city or a different state, you probably hoped to relocate with your child. But doing so after a divorce can be more complicated than moving on your own. If you share custody with your ex, relocating after a divorce may...

You love your children, and you know that you would be the best parent to care for them. You’ve always been the one at home with them, and you believe that you can guarantee them a higher quality of life than if they live with their other parent. Before you decide to...

Your children mean everything to you -- which is why you want to stay active in their lives and retain some control over their future no matter what. Now that you’re getting divorced, custody issues are some of your biggest concerns. Understanding more about how...