Following the determination of child custody in a divorce case, courts urge the co-parents to form a parenting plan that fairly divides rights and responsibilities as they pertain to raising the child. Though this plan should account for the child's best interests, it...
Co-parenting is all about both parents maintaining a relationship with the children. Communication is important for successful co-parenting. Even exes who have a tense relationship and cannot interact in person need to find an effective way to communicate about their...
You undoubtedly had some valid reasons for choosing to divorce your ex-spouse. Even if your former husband or wife was abusive, mean or uncaring to you during your marriage, though, you may have always believed your kids deserve two involved parents. While you may...
Custody evaluations can be a nerve-wracking process. Even though you have nothing to hide, it seems as if everyone is accusing you of something. You may feel that your very parenting is being brought into question. Although this is not true, it is still a very...
Society has created unnecessary challenges for single parents, and the expectations for mothers and fathers are not equal. This is inherently unfair since children in any single-parent household have the same needs regardless of the gender of the parent. However,...
Adjusting to life after a divorce may take time, particularly for your children. Rather than living at home with both parents, your child may now spend time at your home and at the home of his or her other parent. Until and unless you all settle in, the hand-off and...
When you have a child in Texas and you and the mother have not married, you must take steps to declare paternity. Doing so allows you to preserve your parental rights and develop a relationship with your child. Review these important considerations if you are...
If you have some concern about how your children may adjust to their post-divorce living situation, you may want to explore nesting. This relatively new concept keeps the children in the family home while having each co-parent rotate in and out at the beginnings and...
As a divorced parent, your children’s emotional well-being likely represents one of your major concerns. As reported by Mydomaine.com, ongoing evidence-based research suggests that if you and your former spouse live within an hour’s drive from each other, this can...
In the past few decades, parents have had to walk a fine line between allowing their children to use electronic devices and preventing the potentially serious consequences of too much screen time. Still, if you share custody of your children with a co-parent, the two...