Enduring a drawn-out custody battle is one of the most heart-wrenching experiences a parent can face. Not only do you fear losing access to your child – you must watch them suffer alongside you and your co-parent. Feelings often run hot on both sides, turning a...
Conflict is inevitable, but combat is optional.
FAMILY LAW – Child Custody
Virtual visitation resources for co-parents of tweens
Co-parenting is never easy. However, it can be easier when kids are at some points in their development than it can be during others. For example, some parents find that trying to co-parent “tweens” (pre-teens) across two households is particularly challenging. By...
How do you approach discipline in co-parenting?
Discipline after a divorce can be different. You and the other parent may disagree on how to approach it in the two homes. But this doesn't have to be difficult. Below are two tips to help you: Agree on the rules to employ in both homes While you and the other parent...
Helping your child deal with different parenting and lifestyles
When parents separate, their children often find themselves dealing with two very different parenting styles as well as lifestyles. One person’s parenting style may have dominated when they were together. Sometimes, when parents become single, their lifestyles -- and...
How do you co-parent with someone you don’t know well?
When people use the term “co-parenting,” they’re typically referring to divorced couples or maybe couples in long-term relationships who have gone their separate ways but are both continuing to parent their child. Some co-parents, however, didn’t have a serious or...
How do you get sole custody of your child?
As a parent, you want what’s best for your child. In your case, that may have meant getting a divorce. During the divorce process, you’ll discover that divorcing parents are awarded child custody. Child custody determines each parent’s rights, obligations and...
What should you do if your ex asks for more time with the kids?
Once the emotional intensity of divorce begins fading, it is not uncommon for one parent (or both) to notice shortcomings in their child custody order. You may feel comfortable with your arrangements, but what about your co-parent? They have a right to fair child...
Options for child custody over Christmas
It can be difficult to figure out child custody during the Christmas holidays. Parents who share custody need to find a way to make the holidays fit with their parenting plan. There are many different potential complications. These include the fact that children no...
What if co-parenting isn’t working?
Parents who are divorcing have a few options when it comes to parenting styles. Most commonly, divorced parents can have a co-parenting relationship with their children. This is often the most preferred choice for parents thinking about the well-being of their...
Co-parents, It’s Time To Start Holiday Planning
“Why are stores selling Halloween decorations in mid-August?” you may have wondered recently. This is a valid question. One of the many reasons why holiday preparation efforts seem to be happening earlier and earlier every year is that holidays tend to sneak up on...