A co-parenting plan is one of the most essential elements in ensuring a child's well-being and proper care after a separation or divorce. This plan is a legal document that will serve as a roadmap to guide you through the challenges of raising children across two...
Child Custody
Good faith reasons to move after you get divorced
If you get divorced and you don’t have children, you can move anywhere that you wish. The divorce proceedings do have to take place in the state where you filed, but you could move to another state after the divorce is over. You wouldn’t have any restrictions and you...
Co-parents, are you ready for the holidays?
Halloween has not yet arrived, but if you co-parent your children with an ex, it’s time to start thinking about your kids’ winter break. Other than summer break, winter break is the longest time away from school that most kids experience during the year. As such, this...
Co-parenting through your child’s milestones
Celebrating your child’s special milestones can be tricky when you are divorced. Whether it’s a birthday, graduation, senior prom night or any other big event, your child will want to celebrate with both parents. Figuring out how to co-parent through these events will...
Child custody when you have a foreign spouse
Your children have gained considerable advantages by having parents of different nationalities. They are fluent in two languages, hold two passports and have experienced two very different cultures. In addition, they have enjoyed some fabulous holidays visiting their...
If you divorce, your child could have some say in custody arrangements
When you and your spouse decided that a divorce was the right way to move forward, you knew that it could be complicated with your teens. Both are just about old enough to drive, and you know that they’re going to be opinionated. That worries you because you want to...
Ramifications for putting your divorce matters on social media
These days, anyone with a social media profile is likely to make their family split public in some way. Even for those online participants who prefer to remain quiet about a divorce, information passes through images, tagging and posts in ways we cannot control. It is...
App that tracks teens’ location can cause distrust between co-parents
Life360 is a free app that allows parents of teens to track their child’s location through their smartphone. As a primary account user, you can also monitor their speed while driving, their phone’s battery life, and other sensitive data that critics say could be...

