Category Archives: Child Custody
Co-Parenting Should Not Be a Scheduling Nightmare
When your children are babies, old people knowingly tell you that things get easier as your children get older. Then they immediately revise their statements when they remember that raising teenagers is a herculean task, but at least when your children are in elementary school, you get to enjoy the calm before the storm. … Read More »
How Difficult Is It to Get Your Unsupervised Parenting Time Back?
Florida courts have long held that it is in the best interests of children to spend ample time with both parents. Therefore, every parent who does not live with the other parent of his or her children has the right to a court-ordered parenting plan that guarantees that the children will spend certain days… Read More »
If the Court Overreacts to Your Ex-Spouse’s Hissy Fit, Your Lawyer Can Help You Get Back to a Normal Co-Parenting Schedule
Your ex-spouse’s volatile temper and impulsive decision making are some of the main reasons you are relieved to be divorced. Remember when your ex saw a YouTube video about the dangers of plastic food packaging and abruptly tossed out the mostly full plastic bottles of ketchup, honey, and pancake syrup you had bought from… Read More »
The Court Can Set Conditions on Your Unsupervised Parenting Time
Whenever possible, the family court allows parents to spend their parenting time with their children as they wish. You should not have excessive restrictions on your choice of residence, work schedule, or leisure activities just because you are a divorced parent. When there is proof that the children are unsafe when they are alone… Read More »
Back to School Expenses: A Co-Parenting Dilemma
If you think trying to make difficult financial decisions with your spouse is stressful, try making difficult financial decisions with your ex-spouse. To make matters worse, the less money there is to go around, the more difficult the decisions are. Back to school is a close second, after tax time, when it comes to… Read More »
4 Hard Truths That Make Co-Parenting Easier to Take
Divorce is like an abysmally bad day that goes on for months and months. It will eventually be in the past, but right now, every moment is more stressful and more demoralizing than the last. The acute pain of divorce goes away more quickly if you and your ex-spouse do not have minor children… Read More »
How Bad Is It If You Show Up Late to a Child Custody Hearing?
When you talk to your friends about your divorce, they try to make you feel better, but just as often, what they say makes things worse. Your coworker probably meant well when he told you about the YouTube video he saw about a guy who arrived ten minutes late to a child custody hearing,… Read More »
4 Common Misconceptions About Co-Parenting After Divorce
Even if you are relieved to get out of an unhappy marriage, it is heartbreaking to think that you will only get to live with your children part of the time, and you will not be there for every day of their childhood. The good news is that your divorce lawyer has helped many… Read More »
What Is a Highly Structured Parenting Plan, and Do You Need One?
If you go to a divorce lawyer, fearing that you might get stuck paying alimony to your ex-spouse for the rest of your life, you will be pleasantly surprised to find out that Florida acknowledges six types of alimony, and only one of them is permanent. Even better, if it is possible for your… Read More »
How Divorced Parents Can Cope When Teens Start Driving
When you arrive at a social gathering with an adorable new baby in your arms, the old folks will wistfully tell you that kids are full of surprises. You probably think that they are talking about the first smiles and first steps, the hilarious mispronunciations and misspellings of common words, and the awful tantrums… Read More »
