What Should Be Covered in a Parenting Plan?

By Julie Garrison Special to DadsDivorce.com If you have children, you will be required to prepare a parenting plan with your soon-to-be ex-wife. This is a good idea for many reasons. You will have your child custody arrangement and time allotment with your children spelled out on paper. Gone are …

5 Rules To Swapping Parenting Time

By Erik Carter Cordell & Cordell Divorce Attorney The custodial parent has custody of the child subject to the other parent’s parenting time rights. This means that the non-custodial parent has the right to the children during their specified parenting time; any other time must be by agreement with the …

My Ex Is Always Changing Visitation Plans At The Last Minute!

By Julie Garrison Special to DadsDivorce.com Parents granted joint custody are generally afforded one of two parenting plan options, depending upon the state they live in: 1. One is a loosely determined plan where both parents fulfill their parenting plan with loosely scheduled blocks of time that are occasionally subject …

Who Takes The Kids If You Can’t Make Your Scheduled Parenting Time?

Question: The non-custodial parent cannot make their scheduled weekend parenting time due to last-minute complications. Who is responsible for the children if the custodial parent has made plans to be out of town during the weekend the non-custodial parent is now unable to exercise scheduled visitation?

My Ex Asks For More Money In Addition To Child Support

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Question: My ex-wife is constantly asking for additional money above and beyond the child support I pay. Every week she calls and harasses me for additional money. Is there anything I can do to prevent her from continually asking for more than what I am paying in child support?

Paying Half Of Uninsured Medical Expenses

Question: As with most parenting plans, we have joint decision making, but in the event we can’t agree, my ex has the final say with my only recourse being mediation. Well, despite that, my ex started our child on allergy shots without discussing treatment with me or involving me in …

A Proper Parenting Plan, Ability To Co-Parent

By Tamara Hoffstatter Men’s Divorce Attorney Breaking the ties with your spouse and escaping a failed marriage is an opportunity for both of you to make a fresh start. Of course, as long as the two of you have children in common, you are never really going to be able …

Illinois’ Right of First Refusal Unanimously Passes Both Houses

By Illinois Fathers In an historic move, Illinois unanimously passed the ‘Right of First Refusal’ on May 22 (HB2992, 98th Session). Illinois becomes the first state to explicitly call for consideration of the ‘Right of First Refusal’ in a parenting plan or court order. It will be added as Section …

‘Tacked On’ Vacation For Extended Parenting Time

Question: In my parenting plan it reads the father will have two uninterrupted weeks during the summer. One of the weeks we agreed to will start on a weekend they are with me. The problem is the next weekend is not my planned weekend with them but is Father’s Day …

Parenting Time with a Non-Traditional Work Schedule

By Sara Pitcher Cordell & Cordell Divorce Lawyer In states with Parenting Time Guidelines that do not specifically propose parenting time for parents with non-traditional work schedules, there can be unanswered questions on how to handle the parenting time schedule. Parents who work as police officers, firefighters, nurses, or any …