Family Law

Co-parenting offers significant benefits for children. While this is true, if there are hard feelings between the parents, things can get challenging from time to time.  While this is true, there are some things you can do to help avoid conflict and successfully...

No divorcing parent would expect their children to come through a divorce unchanged. It is a massive event for any child. What you want to know is how it will affect them and what you can do about it? There is no one answer here. Divorce is different for every family...

If you’re going to be partially financially dependent on your soon-to-be-ex for a time after divorce for child support, you will want them to have a life insurance policy. This requirement can be included in your divorce agreement.  A life insurance policy, when...

Parental kidnapping occurs when one parent violates a custody order and takes their children away from the other parent. The parent then prohibits the other parent from seeing the children as a result of their actions. Most parents don’t have to worry about parental...

Ex-spouses (and those who will soon be ex-spouses) continue to live together all the time, for a variety of reasons. Maybe you and your spouse need to share a living space for financial reasons even while you’re in the process of divorce. Maybe neither of you is...

It is not often that the divorce process is free from challenges and disputes. Frequently, disagreements over the division of property, assets and business ownership require attention, focus as well as financial and emotional investment.  However, the procedure may be...

As parents, you probably saw your young son or daughter argue with another child about a toy. You then told them how important it was to share. Yet, now that you are divorcing, sharing may not seem so natural. Working out custody arrangements can be one of the most...

Custody matters are often difficult for divorcing couples to settle. It may take hours of negotiations for you and your ex to reach an agreement or days of court hearings for a judge to determine what kind of custody arrangements would work best for your family.  The...

Co-parents have to work as a team to ensure that their children can thrive. When either parent starts to exhibit unwarranted behaviors, the child is the one who can suffer. Some divorced parents let their anger at their ex-spouse take over. Instead of becoming...

Many divorcing parents have one single focus when the need arises for them to work out a parenting plan: They want a parenting plan that suits their needs and the needs of their children. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to get everything you want in a parenting...