Parenting plans play a significant role in child custody arrangements in California. When parents separate or divorce, a well-structured parenting plan can set the foundation for how both parties will share responsibilities for their child. These plans can have a...
Child Custody
How does the court handle custody cases with substance abuse?
Family courts in California prioritize the best interests of the child when making custody decisions. If a parent struggles with substance abuse, the court will consider whether it impacts their ability to provide a safe and stable environment. Judges evaluate...
What role does a child’s preference play in custody decisions?
Child custody decisions are complex, especially when they involve a child's preference. In California, the courts take several factors into account to determine the best interests of the child. This includes the child's preference, depending on certain circumstances....
How do you help your child through divorce?
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...
Can mediation help with parental alienation?
Parental alienation, where one parent tries to turn the kids against the other parent, is often heartbreaking. According to Psychology Today, it also can be a form of emotional or psychological child abuse. As such, you should not stand idly by while your soon-to-be...
Dealing with a potential parental relocation
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...
How can you pick the right custody transfer site?
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...
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....
How much should your child know about the divorce?
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...