Life is full of unexpected events, and your life has probably changed a great deal since your divorce. Your child may have different needs. You or your ex may have new jobs or live in a new location. These changes can make your child custody and visitation, child...
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Child Custody
Protecting the child-parent relationship in custody decisions
Child custody is typically one of the most contentious areas of a divorce because it involves emotional issues for every single member of the family. While children often have little choice when it comes to custody, the court will always make decisions that consider...
What to do when co-parents cannot agree
Parenting is a rewarding but challenging process. You have to hold so much responsibility on your shoulders to provide the best experience you can for your child. However, it becomes even more difficult when you have a co-parent that challenges your every decision....
Choosing the right custody schedule: There are many options
You love seeing your kids, but you know that their other parent needs to see them, too. That's why you're both trying to work out a fair custody schedule. You spoke with your children, who are between the ages of 7 and 14, and they agreed that they'd like to go...
Tips for resolving parenting plan disputes
Your parenting plan is the outline that you will follow for when and how you parent. While some parenting agreements are comprehensive, others provide more flexibility. You must ensure that you are taking into account your ability to work with your ex when setting...
Helping your child: 7 tips for better visitation and custody time
From an early age, children benefit from a supportive routine. There is no question that it is more difficult to maintain a routine when a child has to go between two parents' houses. It is important to maintain some semblance of similarity between the routines at...
Considerations for a sharing holiday time with your co-parent
Every family looks forward to the big celebrations like Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Easter, birthdays and more. However, when you're a co-parent, it means that you probably won't be able to spend all of these holidays with your kids. On some holidays, your...
Teens deserve support and respect during a divorce
For teens, there is a sense of independence and control that comes with growing older. When a divorce is thrown into the works, that freedom may feel threatened, and life may not be what they expected. Teens may struggle with a divorce more than parents expect because...
How does accommodation affect custody in California?
When you are going through a divorce or separation where children are involved, you will have to establish where the children will spend their time in the future. In most circumstances, spending a portion of time with each parent is in the best interests of the child....
Keeping children first during the holidays
For Californians who are going through divorces, the holidays can be especially difficult. If they share children, they should remember that the holidays are likewise difficult for the children. By keeping the kids in mind, the parents might make the holidays less...