Question: I have permission to move out of state with our child. What's Next? We receive a lot of calls from parents who want to move with their child more than 50 miles away from their current location. Some of these parents obtained consent from the...
You follow the textbook page by page. You dated until you find someone that fits your criteria. Then you got married and spent the beginning stages of your marriage traveling and enjoying one another's company. Finally, the two of you decided to settle down and...
After the dissolution of a relationship, the courts have the difficult decision of determining what is in the best interest of the child. Often times parents do not remain within the same vicinity of one another once the relationship has ended. This situation can be...
1. Educational Costs Are the Responsibility of Both Parents After a divorce, co-parenting can be difficult. However, it doesn’t have to be. For many parents, this may seem harder to do than to say, but it is possible. To effectively co-parent, both parents need to be...
When you marry someone, you are deciding to create a home with them. When you have children, deciding on what the moral fundamentals of that home will be is one of the most important decisions that parents can make. But when divorce happens, while a...
A parenting plan, also known as a custody and/or visitation agreement, is a document that specifically stipulates the custody and visitation arrangement and decision-making responsibilities of each parent in cases of divorce. This document is an important part of the divorce agreement, as it spells...
Child custody situations can sometimes be a frustrating arrangement. When something occurs that requires the custody arrangement to be altered further, it is important you know your rights and the potential outcomes of a court decision. One of the most common scenarios that you should...
It’s a parenting nightmare: you’ve just gone through a divorce, and had a long and drawn-out custody battle, and now your co-parent isn’t living up to their commitments and responsibilities. Sometimes your co-parent might be putting in a genuine effort and is close to doing...
When a family is going through divorce, there are so many things to consider, particularly if children are involved. According to the Department of Children and Families, there are certain ways in which you should handle divorce with children. The Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course is an...