Do You Have A Right Of First Refusal?

Question: Is my ex-wife allowed to arrange a third party to look after our child during her parenting time when I am available? During the upcoming Winter Break, my ex is going on vacation during her parenting time and told me our child is staying with someone else instead of …

How To Enforce Holiday Parenting Time

By Allison L. Murphy Dallas Divorce Lawyer Did your ex-wife cut your parenting time short over the holidays? A common issue facing divorced dads is what to do when the other parent cuts into your parenting time during the holidays. Though every divorce decree should have specific provisions regarding possession …

Enforcing Verbal Child Custody Agreements

Question: My ex-wife and I have operated off a 50-50 verbal child custody agreement since our divorce several years ago. Our divorce decree only gave me parenting time every other weekend so our verbal agreement really benefited my children and I. Now she says she wants to revert back to …

Penalties For Missing Your Parenting Time

By Janet Yu Johnston Mens Divorce Attorney, Cordell & Cordell Many divorced dads are victims of their ex-wives violating parenting time provisions in child custody agreements. While many divorce articles on DadsDivorce.com discuss enforcing parenting time, what about if you are the one who misses a scheduled visitation? If it …

Invoking ROFR When The Clause Isn’t In The Decree

Question: My divorce question is about the right of first refusal clause. During my parenting time that includes overnight visitation, I sometimes have to work so my fiance or my parents stay with my children. My ex-wife now wants to take our children on those nights when I work by …

Stopping Ex From Scheduling Activities During Parenting Time

Question: I found out my ex has planned activities for our kids during about half of my upcoming parenting time. I don’t want to disappoint my children by telling them they cannot do the stuff their mom signed them up for and they seem excited about. But what can I …

Child Custody Laws: Protecting Children From Ex’s Boyfriends

Question: Do child custody laws do anything to prevent parents from bringing dangerous people around their children? My ex and I split child custody, but she has a boyfriend who drinks a lot and even does drugs. I have no proof this is done in front of my children, but …

Advice On Divorce: Co-Parenting And Learning To Let Go

Parenting is difficult enough before you add the co-parenting obstacles divorced dads must deal with: different living arrangements, different parenting time schedules, different rules at different houses, etc. SingleDad.com founder and regular DadsDivorce.com contributor RJ Jaramillo shared a video with advice on divorce about how he is co-parenting his teenage …

Halloween Tips For Divorced Dads

By Matt Allen Editor, DadsDivorce.com Being on your own as a divorced dad for the first Halloween may be even scarier than the ghosts and goblins that will be terrorizing your neighborhood. It’s normal for recently divorced dads to feel guilt or anxiety over the breakdown of a marriage and …

Child Custody: How To Get Parenting Time With A Child You Haven’t Seen In Years

Question: I do not have child custody of my son and for a variety of reasons have not seen him in six years. I am gravely ill and want to have a relationship with him before I die so he knows I am his father and I always loved him. …