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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
