Child Custody

As a parent, going through a divorce is difficult for more reasons than simply the impact it can have on you and your partner. You will likely spend time worrying about how it will affect your child, too. It is important to understand how to guide your child through...

One inevitable aspect of every divorce case in California is change. There is the abrupt change that the divorce itself brings, and then the gradual changes that occur as the parties involved progress with their lives. Among those changes may be the eventual...

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...

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...

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....

Going through a divorce is a difficult process for everyone in the family. This includes your child, as well. You, as a parent, likely have many questions about how to handle dealing with a child during the earliest parts of a divorce. One question you may ask is, how...

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...

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...

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...