People who go through a divorce or end a romantic relationship sometimes decide to move to a new area. This might be for a fresh start, a new job, or a host of other reasons. While some people can do that easily, people who share children have to think about how they...
If you get divorced and don’t share custody of your children, you have considerable freedom to move – essentially the same freedom you had before your marriage. You can simply decide to relocate to another state, perhaps to be near your immediate family members in the...
Child custody is one of the most contentious aspects of family law. These cases appear in the California family courts every day, and they are all different. Nonetheless, the court does follow some uniform rules when deciding custody cases. The most important...
During the summer vacation, many parents want to take trips or travel with their children. This is true both for married and divorced couples, but it can be more complicated for divorced couples because they have a custody schedule in place – and it’s very important...
Going through a divorce when you have children is a challenging undertaking. Not only do you have to deal with things like property division, you also have to handle child custody matters. There are very specific issues that you must consider when you’re just...
No two marriages are identical -- and the same can be said about divorces. Some divorcing spouses can remain calm and reach a divorce settlement quite quickly. For others, the process doesn’t always go so smoothly. Outlined below are some factors that can...
For more divorced parents, the hardest thing about ending their marriage is the fact that they have to split their child’s time with their co-parent. It can be frustrating, too, to know that your co-parent often has to rely on a sitter for your children when it’s...
When parents divorce, one of the major things that needs to be discussed is child custody arrangements. Child custody determines each parent’s legal and physical rights over their children. Legal custody is a parent’s right to decide how their children are raised....
A child custody schedule determines how much time you and your child’s other parents spend with your child. This schedule is often made early in the divorce process. Adjusting to a custody schedule can be difficult, especially if it appears it won’t work at all. Here...
Holidays and visits from out-of-town guests challenge the co-parenting balance. These events often come with memories that last a lifetime, which is why many divorced parents grapple with whether to switch parenting time to accommodate these special occasions or not....