When two parents separate and they are unable to work out a mutually agreeable parenting plan for their family, they have no alternative but to go to Court seeking a child custody order. When that happens, the parents are putting the decision of their children’s future into the hands of a family law judge who […]
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Does Your Family Need a Mediator?
Families argue – especially around the holiday times. Overbearing in-laws, wayward teens, blended families, elder care or antiquated parenting plans can turn a happy home into a war zone. While some situations get resolved over time, others can go on for months – even years – sometimes causing severe damage. Instead of allowing conflict to […]
7 Holiday Parenting Considerations for When the Children Are to Be with Their Other Parent
As a divorce attorney and as a divorced father, I have learned some of these things the hard way—seeing unintended effects of actions on children, and also unintended effects of my own actions on my son (who is now 22 and has “filled me in” on a few things). 1. Don’t tell your children how much […]
The Importance of Having a Holiday Plan
Plan Ahead to Ensure that You and Your Kids Have the Best Holiday Possible
What’s the Right Holiday Schedule?
Holiday time can be wonderful and it can also be very painful. It is a hard season to be without your children, and being divorced means that part of the time you are without your children. And the hardest thing is that you don’t even always know what they are doing! Both parents need to […]
Holiday-Related Parenting Time Issues
Solutions to Common Holiday-Related Parenting Time Dilemmas
12 Days of Christmas for the Divorced Family
A divorced Christmas doesn’t have to be a miserable Christmas for a divorced family with children. Here are 12 tips from a divorce lawyer to make your Christmas a happy one for you and your children. On the first day of Christmas, recall what matters most to you. This will tell you where you need […]
An Outline for Unwed Fathers in the State of Ohio
This blog is devoted to what steps must be taken by unwed fathers in Ohio so that they can officially and legally be determined as the father of their child(ren), and also receive orders regarding parenting time or custody. The situations: We receive many calls from fathers who have a child and are unmarried. Many […]
3 Steps to Successful Decision-Making as Co-Parents
I was speaking with a friend who told me that his ex-wife makes all the decisions regarding their son without consulting him. “She thinks she is the CEO of our child,” he stated. I had to think about that for a minute, as most moms who have primary physical custody tend to make most of […]
5 Facts About Divorcing a Narcissistic Psychopath
First of all, if you are divorcing a Narcissist, a Psychopath, or a Narcissistic Psychopath, keep your expectations low! Most people hear the word “psychopath” or “sociopath” and immediately think of a serial killer, callous criminal, violent rapist, or someone who’s completely deranged. (Learn the difference between a sociopath and psychopath here.) Much like autism, […]
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