Pet Custody: Who Keeps the Dog in Divorce?

Increasingly, pet custody is becoming a source of contention in family law cases. For one thing, there are more pet owners than ever before. During the COVID-19 pandemic, dog and cat adoptions increased by up to 250%. When you couple that spike with the fact that up to 95% of …

8 Tips To Help Dads Prepare For A Custody Battle

When it comes to child custody battles, the deck is often stacked against dads. There are numerous gender stereotypes that work against fathers in all family law matters, but they seem especially pronounced in child custody issues.

3 Lessons To Learn From Jeff Bezos’ Divorce

The celebrity divorce of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his wife MacKenzie after 25 years of marriage has generated thousands of news headlines as legal experts are weighing in on what might happen to their $137 billion fortune. This split will go down as one of the most expensive divorces …

Philadelphia Inquirer Critiques Child Support System’s Flaws

The Philadelphia Inquirer recently published a story detailing the ruthless and counterproductive way in which the Montgomery County sheriff’s department utilizes midnight raids and debtor’s prisons to target fathers with outstanding child support debt.

3 Misconceptions About The Child Support System

Cordell & Cordell Co-Founder Joe Cordell has talked extensively about the many flaws of the modern child support system. In theory, the system should ensure that all necessary expenses needed to raise a child are covered, but in reality it often drives a wedge between families and creates excessive financial …

New Book Quotes Joe Cordell About Plight Of American Men

In his new book, “Man Out: Men on the Sidelines of American Life,” author Andrew Yarrow attempts to explain why so many men are feeling unwanted, unloved, disenfranchised, and left behind.

5 Challenges Divorced Dads Must Overcome

Divorce is a tough process for everyone, but it can be especially brutal for dads. There are a number of societal, cultural, and legal factors that seem to conspire to make life for divorced dads difficult. The good news is there also are some upsides to the divorced dad life, …

4 Ways To Protect Children Of Divorce From Parental Conflict

Children of divorce are forced to cope with all sorts of change. The divorce process significantly alters their family dynamic and can complicate the relationship they have with their mom and dad. Although research indicates children of divorce face physical and mental health risks, it is actually the parental conflict …

6 Tips To Help Children Of Divorce Coping With Change

Children of divorce do not have it easy. Even in amicable breakups, the effects of divorce on children can be substantial. Research shows these children face numerous physical and mental health risks. Since the circumstances of every divorce are so unique, how divorce affects children will vary from child to child, …

The 3 Things Divorce Doesn’t Change

Divorce costs can snowball in a hurry. Before you know it, the divorce process can ravage your finances and hit you with a number of intangible costs that are sometimes even more difficult to overcome than the monetary ones.