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Holidays are significant for families, especially those with young children who look forward to making magical memories. However, if you are going through a separation or divorce, you may be wondering how your family will navigate the upcoming holiday season....
The arrival of summer usually means children are no longer in school and have plenty of free time to enjoy certain pursuits with their parents. But when those parents are divorced, complications may surface regarding custody arrangements. Summer plans are on the...
These days, more parents opt for co-parenting and joint custody arrangements as opposed to sole custody in which only one parent gets rights over the child. However, many of these arrangements get made under the assumption that both parents will stay at a close...
You and your ex-spouse may not be on good terms, but you have established how to communicate with each other to help raise your child, perhaps through emails or texts. Unfortunately, your co-parent’s personality may be making communication difficult. Your ex may be...
When working through the aftermath of a divorce, it is important for co-parents to come to a consensus on how they want to move forward with their parenting plans. Most experts suggest that some form of cooperation and joint custody occur for the benefit of the child,...
Joint custody is very common after divorce, provided that there was no history of substance abuse or general abuse in the family home. However, just because this is the general arrangement does not make it an easy one to manage. Particularly if your ex-spouse is a...
Whether you are approaching divorce and worry about your ability to spend time with your child, you already have sole custody and worry about your child spending time with your ex or your child's other parent is preventing you from seeing your child, it is important...
Even though you have chosen to get divorced, sharing children with your ex means you need to maintain communication. This realization may cause you stress and uncertainty as you adjust your relationship from an intimate one to a formal one. Navigating the tricky...
When dealing with a difficult ex-spouse who interferes with your parenting, you may start to worry about your relationship with your children. Parental alienation is a serious concern among divorced couples who share custody, but there are ways to tell when it occurs....
The simple answer to this question is “probably not.” It is true that the idea of having sole custody and not needing to create a co-parenting agreement with your ex-spouse may sound very enticing. However, there are multiple reasons why joint custody is so common in...