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Parenting and Stepfamily Issues

What impact does paternity have on parental rights?

Paternity is the relationship between the biological father and the child. It is possible that the biological parent is not the paternal parent. For example if a Mother had 100% of the time with the children and is married or lives with someone who is not the biological Father, and the biological Father has not […]

How can parents protect their relationships with their children?

Get in the habit of documenting how you spend time with your kids by keeping a daily parenting time journal that details your daily routines no matter how mundane. Document where you were, the times you were there, and the people with whom you interacted when your child was present. Save things like receipts and […]

How can false accusations damage the parent/child relationship?

When custody disputes break out and accusations fly, it turns the straightforward process of determining child custody into an all-out worst nightmare. False accusations occur in many forms, those of physical abuse and neglect to even drug addiction, which can harm the parent against whom they are lodged and can backfire on the parent who […]

How can litigation inflame conflict rather than quell it?

Out of anger, some individuals hurt by divorce want to engage in a bitter custody court battle that ends in a judge deciding child custody, a move they hope will hurt the other parent. This approach rarely achieves the desired outcome and usually just serves to tear a fractured family even farther apart. Sometimes going […]

What’s the New Jersey law on parents moving their children?

One destructive strategy a resentful parent may resort to is moving out of state with the child without notice or leaving a forwarding address. This parent often thinks, mistakenly, that by leaving the state with the child, child custody motions filed in New Jersey or scheduled court hearings in the custody matter are no longer […]

How can parents keep custody negotiations less emotional?

Think in terms of gray, not black and white. Focusing on the other parent’s flaws gives you a distorted picture of who they are. Everyone has room for improvement, even you. A man or a woman who is not a good spouse can still be a good parent. When you stop seeing the other person […]

What arguments stem from custody arrangements?

Child custody options in New Jersey include sole custody, joint legal custody, and shared legal and physical custody. Many parents entered the divorce process with a strong belief that pursuing sole custody is by far the best option and are ready to fight for it. In sole custody arrangements, one parent is considered to be […]

How can parents break the pattern of labeling another as an enemy?

Parents need to understand that the primary goal for child custody plans is for the child to share time with both parents whenever possible as a way to continue healthy parent-child bonding, and for both parents to continue taking part in raising their child. This is why we now refer to the concept of a […]

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