Child Custody

When parents divorce it not only impacts them but it also impacts their children when it comes to child support and child custody. Needless to say, it can be extremely time-consuming and expensive for everyone. There are many expenses that will come up in the...

Child custody can be complex but also incredibly important to California families. For that reason, parents should be familiar with how child custody determinations are made and what factors are taken into consideration when child custody determinations are made....

You and your ex have been following the terms of your child custody order since it was signed into effect by the judge handling your divorce. However, now you find yourself facing circumstances that may require you to make changes to your existing custody arrangement....

There are a lot of considerations that need to be made when California parents go through divorce. Many of those considerations concern their shared children and how those children will be raised after the parents’ relationship ends. The parents may discuss many...

During divorce, it is difficult to reduce conflict and avoid disruptions of the children’s lives. Nesting or bird nesting is an option that may ease the children’s transition. Nesting option Nesting is a recent child custody option where the children stay in the...

When parents in California are going through a child custody dispute, emotions can run high. For most parents, their kids are the most important part of their lives. Whether it is part of a divorce case or a dispute between two people who were never married, a child...

It is not unusual for a parent’s situation in life to change as the years go on, especially if they are divorced. For example, a parent in Riverside may lose their job, get a new job, move further away or may remarry and move to a new home. These situations may mean...

Co-parenting is a challenge, no matter how long parents have been doing it or how amicable they are. There are simply some issues that parents disagree on or cannot anticipate. For instance, if you co-parent, you likely never expected to be navigating this arrangement...

When parents divorce or break up, they may disagree on what custody arrangement is in their child's best interests. Often, these disagreements stem from the fact that they do not understand what "best interests of the child" means in the legal sense. Factors that...

Child custody arrangements can be as unique as those entering them. When parents in California divorce, they will need to make decisions on visitation -- that is, how each of them will spend time with their child. The following are three types of visitation orders...