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...
Sometimes, people will make the decision to petition for a divorce without knowledge of the intricacies of the effect that the new child custody ("time-sharing") situation that their children will be involved in. That's to be expected - for many people that contact us, it is...
Negotiating court orders for child custody and child support is not always easy and it usually ends in having to go to family court. Sometimes, however, the decisions made during those original proceedings need to be overturned or changed because of lifestyle changes having to...
In separation and divorce cases involving children, one of the first topics of question is how the child visitation will work. There are many different situations in which supervised visitation is warranted or required, and they all have to do with the child’s safety. This is particularly...
Many things, like vacations and out-of-state travel, can become a bit more complicated for co-parented families. Where you may have used to be able to just pick up the kids and head out of town, after a divorce, it may become a bit more complicated....
When you are dealing with a divorce, so much appears to be uncertain. What your future will look like, what will happen where money is concerned, and how will you handle the change? But one thing is always clear, not matter how difficult a divorce...