DadsDivorce Live: How To Survive Your Day In Court

It’s natural to experience some nerves as you walk into a courtroom for your divorce or child custody case.

8 Court Tips: Surviving Your Day In Court

It’s never easy walking into a courtroom for your divorce or child custody case. If this is the first time you’ve made a court appearance, there are likely a million thoughts racing through your mind. You might not know what to expect, and that uncertainty combined with the financial and …

Free Resources Available During Child-Centered Divorce Month

By Rosalind Sedacca January is International Child-Centered Divorce Month. The entire month is dedicated to helping parents minimize the negative effects of divorce on children – by giving them the tools and resources they need to support their kids during and long after a divorce.

5 Snow Day Custody Exchange Tips

As temperatures start to drop, it’s only a matter of time before that first big winter storm rolls through wiping out school for the day (or days). Nothing is more glorious for a child than a snow day, but it can cause all kinds of confusion for divorced parents.

4 TV Dads Who Depict A Modern Image Of Fatherhood

Through the decades, the manner in which fathers are portrayed on television has evolved dramatically.

Could Meaningful Child Support Reform Be On The Horizon?

The modern child support system is critically flawed in numerous ways. Outdated gender biases that continue to stack the deck against fathers still pervade the system. Repeatedly, we see instances of well-intentioned dads kicked in the gut by the system despite their wishes to do whatever they can to help …

Parallel Parenting: Co-Parenting For High-Conflict Families

By now, it is well known that giving children access to both parents is the best way to offset the negative effects of divorce. Unfortunately, trying to co-parent can quickly become counterproductive if you and your ex have a high-conflict relationship – as is often the case following a breakup. …

DadsDivorce LIVE: Research Debunks Deadbeat Dad Myth

The term “deadbeat dad” evokes an image of a father willingly withholding financial and emotional support from his children and completely shunning his parental responsibilities. However, research regarding low-income noncustodial fathers indicates that the term doesn’t typically match with reality. University of North Carolina sociologist and demographer Jennifer Kane recently …

4 Things Recent Research Has Taught Us About Fatherhood

There is a growing interest in the science of fatherhood. While there is no shortage of research regarding the importance of engaged fathers, the majority of studies have focused on the crucial need for children to have dad involved in their lives. In cases of divorce, that need is magnified …

New Study Further Debunks Deadbeat Dad Myth

The image of the deadbeat dad that skips child support payments, shuns his children and leaves a desperate single mom to fend for herself still looms large in society. However, a recent study published in the Journal of Marriage and Family provides even more evidence that the stereotype of a …