If you have significant disagreements with your spouse in terms of how to raise your children, you might aim for sole custody. While many divorces end with one spouse having different responsibilities and rights than the other, it is relatively rare to cut one parent...
Child Custody
Should your co-parent have access to your child?
Joint custody has gained numerous acclaims over the years for the benefits that it provides many children of divorce. However, not every child will benefit from this form of custody. In what situations would it be best to opt for a different form of custody, or even...
3 tips for managing shared custody
As a parent, your children's needs are a top priority. This does not change during your divorce or after. According to the Mayo Clinic, a relationship with both parents is essential to a child's development and growth. While shared custody can be a challenge, here are...
Types of child custody arrangements
One of the toughest and most complicated parts of going through a divorce is dealing with custody arrangements for minor children. There are several factors that go into determining these arrangements, including the financial and mental health statuses of each parent...
Protect your same-sex parenting rights with confirmatory adoption
While same-sex marriage is legal in all 50 states currently, there are many state laws on the books that make it difficult to assume same-sex parents retain the same rights as biological parents. Oftentimes, the law assumes the birth mother is one parent and the...
Is joint custody a realistic option?
Going through divorce is a difficult process for everyone involved in the family unit, and this includes the children. While it is impossible to keep your child away from every hurt that a divorce may inflict, it is still possible to make the transition to...
When your child’s other parent denies you visitation
When you have a Texas child custody agreement in place, your child’s other parent has a legal obligation to comply with the agreement and follow its terms. If your son or daughter’s other parent fails to bring your shared child to you at the agreed-upon time or...
Parenting time and holidays
Whether you have already completed the divorce process and have concerns about spending time with your children or you want to learn more about how a future divorce could affect your relationship with your kids, it is pivotal to go over parenting time. Courts go over...
How to split parenting time fairly when one parent moves away
Sharing responsibilities with your ex-spouse can be a difficult balancing act even if you live in the same city. If one parent decides to move far away, perhaps even out of state, then the matter of fairly splitting parenting time becomes a huge obstacle. Parents who...
3 child custody considerations of parents in a same-sex divorce
The laws you will encounter that govern same-sex marriage and child custody may not always be clear. You might see a new precedence being set with the rulings of same-sex custody cases. Here are three aspects that can affect the child custody ruling in your same-sex...