Public school is free in part to ensure that every child has access to a basic education. However, concerns about the ability of a large institution to meet the needs of specific children and issues with curriculum have inspired an increasing number of parents in...
Child Custody
Parenting plans for kids with complex medical needs
Parenting is never a straightforward undertaking because every child is unique, and every family’s circumstances are distinct. However, there are some unquestionably challenging realities that parents of kids with complex medical needs face that other parents don’t....
What are the challenges to birdnesting?
Birdnesting is a child custody solution that allows the children to share the family home. They never have to move, but their parents take turns living in the home with them. Their father may have custody for one week, for instance, while their mother has custody the...
Plan now for summer custody schedules
Although you can’t prove it by the weather, summer vacation is not that far away. If you are newly separated or divorced, this might be the first season that you will have to deal with a summer co-parenting schedule. Below are three tips for a smoother transition for...
Do children make divorce more complicated?
Going separate ways with someone you spent a long time with can be painful. But the experience can be even more complicated when children are involved. Divorcing parents have to make decisions that are in the best interest of their kids, which can make the process...
Think like a judge to find custody solutions for your family
If you are reading this, you may be struggling with the many divorce decisions that can affect your children. Along with marital property, child custody and support are among the most challenging elements of divorce. Many divorcing parents struggle to make these...
Why virtual visitation is an opportunity worthy of consideration
Take a minute to think about how many people – loved ones, friends, colleagues, professional contacts, etc. – you communicate with via electronic means. If you’re like most Americans, you make regular use of email, texts, video chat platforms, social media and a host...
Co-parenting a new teen driver
There are some advantages to divorcing when your child is a teen as opposed to being much younger. For one thing, they understand more about divorce and likely know a lot of other kids whose parents are no longer together. The teen years, however, include a lot of...
3 ways for divorcing adoptive parents to help their child
Adoptive parents have the opportunity to choose a child to become part of their family. Once the adoption is finalized, these children are treated by law in the exact same manner as biological children. This means that if the adoptive parents decide to divorce, they...
2 important custody factors to consider
Making sure that you have the child custody plan that’s going to meet your child’s needs is critical. The best way to do this is for you and your ex to work as a team to decide the terms. As you’re going through this, there are many points that you should consider,...