Question: I have court-ordered visitation with my children, but their mother is refusing to let them spend time with me. I have filed contempt charges and need help with what to do next. I am also wanting to seek custody of my children.
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Children of divorce face a number of health and developmental risks that can last well into adulthood. However, research shows that one of the most effective ways to mitigate those risks is by granting access to both parents via effective co-parenting. Unfortunately, working with your ex to craft a reasonable …
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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. …
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Question: If I file a motion to modify child support to get support for our 15-year-old son, can my ex request more time with him to reduce the amount she pays? Our parenting plan says she is supposed to have him every other weekend working towards a 50/50, but she …
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“I don’t want you and my dad to be replaced by meanies again,” adorable 6-year-old Tiana tells her mother. “I want you and my dad to be placed, settled, and to be friends. “I’m not trying to be mean. I just want everyone to be friends. And if I can …
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It is a sad reality that divorce often causes adults to act like children. The bitterness and animosity generated by a breakup often leads to a total loss of reason and rationality. Even more disappointing is that children are often caught in the middle of many of these arguments. Even …
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Question: When my wife and I divorced five years ago, we agreed to a morality clause in our decree prohibiting overnight guests of the opposite sex while the minor children were present. Five years later, only one of my three children is still a minor – my son, who is …
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It’s hard enough for divorced fathers to maintain meaningful bonds with their children under the best of circumstances. For dads who find themselves in a dire financial situation and without a place to live, the situation is drastically more grim. Those homeless fathers is who the Firehouse Shelter in Birmingham, …
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The shared-parenting movement is continuing to make enormous strides in 2015. In May, Utah passed House Bill 35, which increased the noncustodial parents’ minimum visitation days from 110 to 145. Now, Massachusetts appears to be on the verge of passing a pair of shared-parenting bills that would favor joint custody …
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By Dad “X” Divorce is inherently combative. Unfortunately having attorneys writing letters back and forth is expensive and should be part of a consideration you show your ex should the question of you being combative comes up in court. With every outrageous breaking of a divorce decree or parenting plan, …
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