Category Archives: Child Custody
Supervised Parenting Time Orders Do Not Include an Automatic Reversion to the Previous Parenting Plan
Improving your relationship with your children, perhaps even officially increasing your parenting time, is an admirable goal for the new year. If the court has ordered you to exercise supervised parenting time only, you may feel like you face an uphill battle. Supervised parenting time orders mean that another adult, as indicated in the… Read More »
How Much Can the Divorce Court Micromanage Your Mental Health?
Sometimes the narrative about mental health seems to be changing. Social media personalities who post content about their experiences with depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues attract millions of viewers. Clinical psychologists, mental health counselors, and other mental health professionals find their services in such high demand that many of them have changed… Read More »
Divorced Dads Rule
Don’t believe all the web content about how what women want in a man is money, six pack abs, or a dominant personality. When you look at who gets the most dates on dating apps or, more importantly, who has the highest conversion rate from posting a profile on a dating app to deleting… Read More »
Yes, Paid Childcare Can Be Part of a Parenting Plan
Everywhere you look, you can find editorials about how parenting is more work than it used to be. Even though a greater percentage of mothers are in the workforce today than was the case a generation ago, working mothers spend at least as much time directly supervising their children as stay-at-home mothers did in… Read More »
Parental Alienation in Florida Family Law Cases
When you introduce your new baby to seasoned parents, they will warn you about the sleepless nights, the terrible twos, and the painful but necessary process of letting your children try to find solutions to interpersonal conflicts without immediately swooping down and intervening. What they will not warn you about is the pain you… Read More »
The Rights of Divorced Parents With Disabilities
Regaining your self-confidence after a divorce is a challenge, but ultimately it is rewarding. If you received a diagnosis of a disability before or after marrying your spouse, this might mean that you are well versed in advocating for yourself and celebrating your strengths, or it might mean that you feel even more overwhelmed… Read More »
Co-Parenting Litigation Is Expensive, So Choose Your Battles
There once was a Florida woman who asked the trial court to order her ex-husband to pay over $100,000 in attorneys’ fees. The former spouses had been battling in court for years, since they first filed for divorce, and the wife’s lawyers alone had put enough work into representing her in the case to… Read More »
Your Ex-Spouse’s Parenting Time Can Bring Out the Best in You
Being a parent is a 24/7 job. You are always on duty, even when you are asleep. You are responsible for every bill, every meal and snack, every diaper or bathroom trip, every bath, every school drop off and pick up, and every doctor’s appointment. Somehow, you remember the names of all your children’s… Read More »
What Should You Do If Your Ex-Spouse Lies to You About Your Kids?
No matter how angry your ex-spouse’s behavior makes you, it is exponentially worse when that behavior is directed toward your children. You are used to your ex blowing up at you for no reason, before and after your divorce, but when she loses her temper at your children because of something trivial, it is… Read More »
Can a Parenting Plan Be Too Detailed?
All couples who get a divorce while their children are minors must draft a parenting plan, but no two parenting plans are exactly alike. Most families can finalize their parenting plans during mediation, which means that you do not even have to try to persuade the judge to grant you the parenting time that… Read More »