Sharing custody of your kids with an ex-spouse certainly has its challenges. Even if your ex is willing to compromise, some friction is natural. According to Psychology Today, you can minimize future disputes by co-parenting collaboratively instead of being...
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Statistics show an increase in custodial fathers
If you are preparing to end your marriage as a father, you could have many different concerns. Aside from preparing for child support obligations, you could have questions and worries with respect to child custody. It is important to thoroughly go over your options...
What do judges think about parental alienation?
If you share custody of your children with your former spouse, you expect your ex to respect the good relationship you have with your kids. Sadly, though, your ex-husband or -wife probably has countless opportunities to undermine or even sabotage that relationship....
Consistency can help your children cope with your divorce
When parents split, children can feel like their lives are out of control. You can help your kids feel a sense of normalcy by creating consistency between your household and that of your former spouse. Here are a few tips for bringing some consistency back to your...
Is parallel parenting right for you?
When you go through a divorce, you will likely end up on the other side with a lot of negative, tense and unresolved emotional conflict. This can make even the notion of co-parenting together a difficult one to swallow. Fortunately, you have the option of parallel...
New child custody law takes effect next year in California
California considers substance abuse history and habitual drug use in child custody matters. State Senate Bill 654 (SB 654), which will take effect next year, requires the courts to review evidence of domestic abuse in visitation determinations. The law also changes...
Myths about joint physical custody
In the past, conventional wisdom held that, if a couple with children split up, it was important for the children to remain primarily in the care of their mother. According to STAT, this belief combined with an increase in the divorce rate around the mid 20th century...
What belongs on your parenting plan?
Besides determining how to handle your company and substantial assets in a divorce, you and your soon-to-be-former spouse must navigate child custody. How do you work together to craft a parenting plan that supports you and your shared children? Psychology Today...
What is parallel parenting?
In the event that you and your ex-spouse have children together, unless there was violence or addiction present in the home it is likely you will have joint custody. This is because in most instances the courtroom believes that having both parents continue to raise...
Determining child custody in California
Couples often struggle to communicate and reach agreements on the various matters they must settle to finalize a divorce. For many, one of the biggest quarrels they face revolves around the rights and responsibilities of caring for their children. In deciding child...