Now that the school season is in full swing, it is time to think about what you are going to do if special situations present themselves this school year. For parents who still live together, making plans for who will pick up a child from school if the school closes...
With the heightened national focus on immigrants who lack legal documentation, many of those immigrants with children born in the United States find themselves in a difficult position: They could be deported but their children could be allowed to stay. In order to...
A co-parenting relationship isn't something that is appropriate for all divorced spouses. Instead, these arrangements are best-suited for parents who are able to get along to some degree. When you are trying to work with your ex to figure out how to raise your...
Taking care of your children is one of the most important things you have to do as a parent. Just because you and your child's other parent aren't in a relationship any longer doesn't mean that you have to shirk on these duties. Your child custody order is one way...
Almost all child custody cases come with child support. This financial support isn't decided without careful consideration. Instead, the court has very specific things that it has to consider when trying to determine which parent is going to pay child support and how...
Child support payments are meant to support a child, or that is what you would think when you hear the term. This isn't the case in all instances. One woman's story is providing an interesting look into what might actually go on with child support payments. The...
The decisions that you make when you are going through a divorce can haunt you or help you for many years to come. You will have to think about everything from which pieces of furniture you want to fight to keep to what is going to happen with the children. All of...
When you have children, everything about a divorce can lead to stress for them. Some parents want their children to have a say in what happens during the divorce. This is sometimes suitable, but you should carefully consider what impact it might have on the children....
Financial support after a marriage ends is a huge factor in many divorces. We recently discussed some of the things that child support is supposed to cover. This is only one of the possible things that you will have to think about. While alimony isn't automatic in...
When you and your child's other parent aren't in a relationship any longer, there is a chance that either you or your ex will have to pay child support. These payments are meant to help pay for the expenses associated with raising a child. There are some instances in...