If you have heard the adage, “think before you hit send” there’s a reason behind it. In the midst of custody and parenting time battles, or during a contentious divorce, emotions tend to run high and people often feel the need to vent on social media. After all,...
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Year: 2015
What parents should know about modifications
If you are having problems with your current parenting time schedule or custody arrangement, perhaps a change may be in order. However, not every parenting time or custody dispute may give rise to a modification, even though an angry parent may threaten to take the...
What can family courts do about difficult co-parents?
In our last post, we highlighted the benefits of planning early to secure holiday parenting time. Yes, Halloween is a month away, but an early plan can help in reducing the risk of scheduling issues.But what if you are dealing with a difficult co-parent? It is not...
Three ways to resolve Halloween parenting time disputes
If you have been in Target or Walmart lately, you would think that Halloween is next week. However, the actual date is about six weeks away, but retailers have this notion that if they put items out for you to buy early, you will buy them. Whether you would have...
Can a mother be ordered to pay child support?
Giada de Laurentis is arguably best known for her recipes and cooking shows. So when news of the ruling regarding her divorce became public, it was newsworthy not only because of the property settlement and spousal maintenance ruling, but also because of the child...
How parents should handle new school routines
Labor Day weekend has come and gone. Which means that many children go back to school if they have not started school already. With this time of year comes a measure of change. Indeed, there may be new schools and new routines, along with new realities if the parents...
Why preparing for custody evaluations is important
Parents may dread the long, drawn out process of a custody and parenting time dispute. However, family court judges commonly want to give parents every opportunity possible to resolve their differences before having to make a decision. This is partly because judges...
Helpful tips for telling kids about divorce
You may not admit it, but sometimes the headlines that scream at us through gossip magazines may catch our attention. After all, who doesn’t want to know if an A-list celebrity is getting divorced because of infidelity, especially if it was with the family nanny?...
Why following a court order is critical
Former “Gossip Girl” star Kelly Rutherford’s custody story has garnered national news. Most people are puzzled by a California court’s decision to grant Rutherford’s former husband primary custody of the couple’s two children because his visa was revoked. Others may...
Myriad family law issues complex for Catholic Church
Many commentators on the Roman Catholic faith have portrayed Pope Francis, the current papal head, as being particularly sensitive to the need for the church to adjust some of its policies and become more accommodating to diverse groups of believers as the 21st...