Does a couple have to resolve all of their divorce related issues during mediation or can they choose to focus on only particular issues?
Child Custody
Podcast: Maryland Family Lawyer on Child Custody and Visitation Issues
Maryland family lawyer Marjorie G. DiLima discusses the various child custody and visitation issues facing divorcing parents.
Do parents need to change child support to reflect custody arrangements?
California family lawyer Erin McGaughey explains how you don’t necessarily have to make changes to your child support arrangements, but tells you to expect.
What are the different options for child custody during and after divorce?
Child custody is actually comprised of two different components: there’s legal custody and there’s physical custody. Legal custody is the right to make the decisions regarding the health, education, and welfare of your children. The physical custody, that’s the parenting plan. Visitation is really a subsection of the parenting plan. Many years ago, we used […]
If parents have joint physical custody, can both claim the children as dependents?
That is pursuant to IRS regulations. Only one parent is able to claim the child as a dependent. It’s generally the parent who has more than 50% of the custody in every given year. The parents, however, can agree to alternate who claims the child as the dependent if they share 50/50 custody. Or, depending […]
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