After your marriage ended, you and your ex-spouse decided to focus on raising good kids. While co-parenting works well in many situations, it requires diligent effort from both parents. If one parent sabotages the other’s parent-child relationship, the post-divorce...
Child Custody
Think about education decisions for your child now
Even though the summer is just now starting, it is the best time to think about what will benefit your children in the upcoming school year. There is a chance that you will have to make some changes to the parenting plan in order for your children to be successful. If...
Set transition terms in the parenting plan for your kids
Children who are journeying through their parents' divorce might have some negative thoughts about the time when they have to go from one home to the other. This is understandable because they've lived in one home with both adults for a long time. As a parent, it is...
Coping with passive-aggressive behavior from your ex
Passive-aggressive behavior can make all situations more difficult. When this occurs in a co-parenting relationship, it can make even easy-to-resolve conflicts incredibly challenging. Both parents have to be willing to take an honest look at their own behaviors so...
International travel with children can be complex
Being able to take your children on vacations is a wonderful way to make memories with them. One consideration that you have when you aren't with the child's other parent is making sure that the vacations you take are in line with the custody order. In some cases,...
When an absent parent wants to come back into a kid’s life
Child custody cases sometimes involve a parent who isn't really present in the child's life. When that parent decides that they want to come back into the kid's life, the court will likely allow that to happen unless there is a reason, such as abuse, to refuse. This...
Custody disputes can negatively impact children
Child custody matters are sometimes resolved quickly and easily by the parents. This is often the best situation for the children because they aren't left wondering what will happen. If it is possible, you and your ex should work together to come up with the parenting...
Creative custody solutions often meet a child’s unique needs
Your child custody case might be one of the most difficult aspects of your divorce. It is often said that you should try to get the hardest tasks out of the way firsts. This is very true with child custody but not because the rest will be easy. Working out the details...
Working out custody schedules can be challenging
Your child custody plan is an important factor in your parenting relationship because it sets the guidelines for what is acceptable and what will happen. There are several things that need to be included in the agreement, so you need to be prepared to have some...
Patience and picking your battles can help in child custody
Child custody cases are serious matters that can bring out the worst in the parents because each adult has their own idea of what needs to happen. There is no guarantee that those ideas will be the same; however, both adults must work together to make choices for the...
