Child Custody

The focus during a divorce has to remain on your children. As a parent, while you do want to know your own child custody rights, what you should really care about is creating a loving, supportive home life for the kids.One thing to watch out for is the tunnel vision...

When you and your ex got divorced, you got full custody of your kids. Your ex is simply not reliable enough. While they still get to come visit on the weekends, most often for supervised visitations, you are essentially raising your children on your own.It feels...

Relocating can be difficult after divorce. You do not have as much freedom as you once did if there are children involved and you share custody with your ex. You now have to think about your ex's custody rights and ability to see the kids.In a very real sense, moving...

Many parents worry about the risks of a kidnapping and may refuse to let their children play outside on their own in order to keep an eye on them. While caution is always wise, it is important to note that parental child abduction is more common than random...

You and your ex get shared custody in the divorce. You sit down to decide where the children should live and what schedule you should use.As you talk it out, though, you can't help but feel like one important factor is missing. What do the children actually want?...

You worry that your ex is dangerous for your children to be around. You do not want them going to his or her house. You want full custody. You want to do everything in your power to protect them.The first thing you should know is that courts do take this seriously....

You value your career and you feel happy to be a working parent. While you love your kids, you still want to stay in the workforce and try to find some balance.While that may work during your marriage, if you and your spouse decide to get divorced, it could put you at...

In a perfect world, parents always abide by the child custody orders laid out by the court. Even when they do not get along, they know that it is the best thing to do for the children.In reality, though, parents sometimes attempt to interfere with each other's custody...

This is the first summer of your divorce. The kids are out of school, and you would love to take them on a road trip. You know it is bound to be different than when you were married, but you are excited to get away for a while and make some memories.This can get...

Fortunately, bias in child custody cases has been changing over the years. The traditional view was that mothers were better suited to care for children and fathers were better suited to provide financially for a family. That meant mothers tended to get custody rights...