There are very few things as thrilling for your child as a snow day. But that unexpected day off from school can cause confusion for divorced parents as they try to figure out how to handle parenting time and child custody exchanges. On most school days, child custody exchanges occur …
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Question: Is my child obligated to come with me on my weekends even though she doesn’t want to?
CONTINUE READINGQuestion: My husband and I are in a fairly amicable divorce. I had an affair, which is known by all parties, and conceived of a child with that person. The baby is scheduled to be born after the final divorce court hearing. My husband does not wish to be the …
CONTINUE READINGQuestion: I’ve been trying for quite some time to get my divorce from my wife finalized. She has taken forever to get a copy of the decree back to me, and now that she has, the decree is totally different than what we had originally agreed upon. She changed what …
CONTINUE READINGQuestion: I’m planning for a scheduled week with my kids where we’ll go on day trips like visiting the zoo or the beach as well as just hang out. My ex is now saying that she wants my complete schedule and that I need to tell her our every activity …
CONTINUE READINGQuestion: My ex has a children’s services case in which it states that she is not allowed to have physical contact with our two children. Originally, we had a shared parenting plan in the divorce, so she’s now requesting that her parents keep the children during her time instead of …
CONTINUE READINGQuestion: My ex has not wanted to comply with parenting times in terms of picking our children up or dropping them off as it states in the divorce decree. Because this violates the decree, am I allowed to keep my ex seeing the kids during upcoming parenting time?
CONTINUE READINGAuthor and clinical psychologist Judy Rabinor discusses the material in her latest book, “Befriending Your Ex After Divorce,” talking with editor Matt Allen about the benefits of working with an ex to make life better for all involved. Rabinor discusses the positive results such efforts can have on both parents, …
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By Katie Davis Shared custody seems to be on the rise. In a recent study of Wisconsin Court Records, published in “Demography,” it was shown that from 1998 to 2008, the percentage of mothers awarded sole custody of their children dropped from 80% to 42%. Additionally, this significant drop in …
CONTINUE READINGQuestion: If a divorced couple agrees to a bird’s nest co-parenting arrangement, does that reduce or even eliminate the amount of child support that the father pays?
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