As a single mother on Father’s Day, you need to recognize how important it is for your children to spend time with their father. Here are 5 Do’s and 5 Dont’s to help you handle Father’s Day after divorce.
Visitation and Scheduling
Father’s Day Falls on Her Day With the Kids — What Do I Do?
If Father’s Day lands on the mother’s visitation schedule, there are still steps a father can take to make sure the holiday is spent with his children.
8 Tips for Creating a Solid Parenting Plan
When you are in the middle of a difficult divorce, it’s important to establish a solid parenting plan right at the beginning. It doesn’t matter if you’re going to fight over every last dish, your children deserve the structure and stability a clear parenting plan provides. As you consider a visitation schedule, think about what […]
A Discussion Regarding Supervised Visitation and Parenting Time in Ohio
Visitation and Parenting Time In Ohio, the courts prefer to use the term “visitation” with non-parents such as grandparents, other relatives, or persons who have court-ordered time with children. While the term “visitation” was once used for parents also, there was a movement to change that term since parents are not deemed to be merely […]
7 Tips for Women Coping with Sadness on Mother’s Day
Many women are coping with sadness on Mother’s Day: perhaps over losing their children to their ex, yearning to be a mother, or being estranged from their own mothers.
7 Common Mistakes Made When Fighting a Custody Battle
For most parents, the possibility of losing full-time care of their kids is a foreign idea that holds a lot of fear, uncertainty, and regret. In the past, a court always granted the mother full custody of children, but this is no longer the case. Each parent now has the right to state his or […]
4 Tips for Coping with a Difficult Ex During Divorce
Since your difficult ex isn’t likely to disappear in the near future, you should start adding some tools to your tool belt for coping with difficult behavior. Here are four helpful tips to make your interactions a bit easier.
Difference Between Joint Custody and Shared Custody in New Jersey
Some people think there is no difference between joint custody and shared custody, but this is not true. Find out how the courts view the two in New Jersey.
Stepparent Adoption Part I: Who Can Legally Adopt Under Florida Law?
Many of my clients have questions about the adoption process, and in particular, the step-parent adoption process. Some mistakenly believe that just because they’ve remarried, their new spouse automatically has legal recognition of their new step-children. That is not the state of the law in Florida however, and until a Court enters an Order establishing […]
International Custody Disputes: What You Need to Know
There has been a lot in the news lately detailing some high-profile international custody disputes that have helped shed light on the sometimes complex issues related to international child custody laws. By now, most have heard about the case of former Gossip Girl American actress Kelly Rutherford, who recently lost custody of her two children […]
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