Child Custody And Visitation

People often assume that child custody is an umbrella term referring to who gets to parent the child at a certain time. They often focus on where the child is going to live because this is important when planning out a custody schedule. But there are actually two...

For most parents getting divorced or separated, their primary concern is the well-being of their children. However, what that entails may differ between you and your ex and can be a great source of conflict. One such thing that may be a source of conflict is travel....

When you have a child who is walking and talking or who has just started school, one thing you may not expect is for them to throw a tantrum. Unfortunately, with how much their lives can change with a divorce and custody-related changes, it’s completely normal for a...

Custody battles between divorcing parents can be quite complex when the divorcing spouses refuse to compromise. Sometimes reaching an accord can be impossible, and the court must decide the fate of the family. One rarely considered option is splitting custody of the...

Different people from different backgrounds may have very different opinions about modern medical care. For example, there are religions that do not approve of their adherents receiving blood transfusions. There are also religions that refuse certain treatments...

You don't have to have a biological connection with a child for them to be a very important person in your life. You may love your stepchild as though they were your own. You may have been present in their life for years and think of them as one of the most important...

A divorcing couple who shares children may spend considerable time negotiating a custody settlement when they split up or may require court intervention to create their parenting plan. Shared custody arrangements are common, but they aren't always even. Although...

As a parent of a child who is having trouble adjusting to the idea of a divorce, you want to do what is in their best interests. You and your spouse own multiple properties, and there is a potential that you could keep, and share, the marital home. Since that’s the...

If you’re getting divorced and your spouse earns more than you or simply has more separate assets to fall back on, you may worry that the court will give your ex custody instead of you. It feels like your ex could argue that their relative wealth, compared to yours,...

When you got divorced, your only child was still fairly young, and the court split the parenting time between you and your ex. Now, though, your child is a young teenager and has been saying that they don’t want to live with you any longer. They want your ex to have...