Working out a custody agreement and parenting plan can be one of the most difficult and conflict-ridden parts of a divorce. Both parents sincerely believe that they have their children's best interests at heart. However, they may have very different views about what...
Child Custody
How can you prevent your co-parent from taking your child abroad?
If you're a separated or divorced parent who has concerns that your co-parent will take your children outside the country without your permission (and possibly not return them), there are steps that you can take to help prevent that. The U.S. State Department has...
Kids deal with divorce differently depending on their age
For divorcing parents, the battle over child custody and visitation may be even more contentious than their disputes over property and asset division. It's essential for parents to keep these battles away from their children. Whatever happens in your attorneys'...
What you should know about letting your child fly alone
With spring break upon us and summer vacation not far behind, many divorced parents will be putting their children on airplanes to visit their mom or dad who lives some distance away. If a child has never flown alone before, parents often feel some trepidation at this...
Can you make your own parenting plan?
You and your spouse are splitting up, and you dread the thought of having a judge tell you what you're supposed to do with your kids. The two of you want to work together to come up with the best possible plan on your own. No one knows your kids like you do. Are you...
Florida implements new law regarding parenting plans
Under Florida law, divorcing parents who have minor children are required to put a parenting plan in place. Parenting plans are written documents that detail how children's time will be spent between their parents' homes, where they will spend vacations and holidays...
How co-parents’ communication impacts their children’s health
More than half of American kids have parents who have divorced or will in the future. How well parents manage their co-parenting relationship after they're no longer a couple can impact their children's physical and emotional health -- both while they're growing up...
Splitting up siblings in a divorce is often a bad idea
Determining child custody is often one of the most difficult decisions that divorcing people have to make. When there's one child, they may fight over who gets primary custody of that child. Unfortunately, when there is more than one child, some parents opt to...
Holiday custody details are essential in a parenting plan
One of the most important elements in a divorce when there are children involved is developing the parenting plan. One of the key elements of a parenting plan involves holidays. Most family law attorneys recommend that these plans be as specific as possible. Even if...
What do you do if you can’t appear for a scheduled hearing?
Most divorcing couples work to resolve their issues, with the help of their attorneys, without going to court. However, sometimes -- particularly when it comes to child custody and support matters -- they need to take the matter to a judge to resolve. Even if child...