Category Archives: Child Custody
What Happens If Your Ex Does Not Exercise His/Her Parenting Time?
The school year is about to begin, and divorced parents feel the same mixture of sadness and relief that their married counterparts feel. It was nice not to have to drag your kids out of bed in time for school every morning, but you won’t miss coming home from work in the evening and… Read More »
How To Make Changeovers Painless For Kids And Co-Parents
Things are fine when the kids are at Mom’s house and equally fine when they are at Dad’s house, but going from one parent’s house to the other is a constant source of stress. Dad is always late picking up the kids from Mom’s house. Mom is always mad if Son leaves his bowling… Read More »
A New School Year, A New Parenting Plan?
All parenting plans are modifiable. Most newly divorced parents look at the final court order of dissolution of marriage and mentally calculate the number of years, months, and days until their youngest child turns 18, because that is when your ex-spouse can no longer have a veto vote about how much money you spend… Read More »
3 Ways Blended Families Can Avoid Holiday Stress
Every divorced couple with minor children must agree to a court-ordered parenting plan, and every parenting plan includes a detailed schedule of which parent will be with the children on each day of the year, including holidays. While this is certainly preferable to spending the entire month of November fighting about where the kids… Read More »
Are Grandparents Entitled To Parenting Time In Divorce Cases?
Somewhere, there is a woman who gives thanks every day of the year that, now that she is divorced, her ex-mother-in-law can no longer ruin Christmas with her endless parade of drama like she did during the marriage. Somewhere else, there is a woman who would rather communicate with her ex-mother-in-law than with her… Read More »
Crafting A Parenting Plan For Today’s Confusing World
When you interact with people a generation older than you, it is impossible not to notice how much the world has changed since you were a child. When someone whose grandchildren are the same age as your kids asks you if you are getting custody of your children, you can be sure that their… Read More »
You Can Still Get The Majority Of Parenting Time Even If Your Ex-Spouse Has More Money Than You Do
Divorce brings a swirl of emotions with it, including anger, surprise, and sadness, sometimes mixed with relief and hope. While your divorce case is pending, you might take consolation in the fact that you will soon be able to start a new chapter in your life, from asking your longtime crush out on a… Read More »
Do You Still Have To Pay Child Support If Your Child Is An Emancipated Minor?
Raising teenagers is never easy, especially if you are divorced. Even if your parenting plan has your kids residing with you for the majority of days in the year, you might feel like you rarely see them and what you say makes little impression on them, making the “physical custody” and “legal custody” provisions… Read More »
Can Your Ex-Spouse Stop You From Attending A Destination Wedding?
For the most part, what you do after your divorce is your business, and your ex-spouse does not have the right to interfere, as long as you abide by your parenting plan. If you let your preteens play video games all day in the summer while you work from home, your screen time-averse ex… Read More »
How Soon After Moving To Florida Can You Go To Court To Establish A Parenting Plan?
If you have done the first round of Internet research in preparation for filing for divorce or setting up a parenting plan with your ex-partner with whom you share a child, you may have read that there is a residency requirement, but what does that mean? What is the definition of a Florida resident… Read More »
