Caring, Professional and Ethical
Supervised visitation is a court-ordered arrangement where a parent spends time with their child while another adult is present. This ensures that the child stays safe and comfortable during parenting time. The goal is to support the child’s well-being without...
Parenting plans are designed to provide structure and clarity for co-parents who do their best to manage the task of parenting across two households. However, life is unpredictable, and circumstances often change after a parenting plan is finalized. When this happens,...
Child custody is often a highly emotional and sensitive issue. Many parents assume they will always have access to their children unless they commit a serious crime, but that is not always the case. Custody can be limited or taken away when a parent’s behavior or...
Grandparent visitation rights allow children to bond with their grandparents, but parents may find themselves needing to terminate these arrangements when circumstances change or when continued visitation no longer serves their child's best interests. Successfully...
Child support helps to spread out the financial cost of raising a child. Courts are going to look at parents’ income and assets when they get divorced and issue a child support order. But what if there’s a substantial change in the future? Are you able to modify the...
In modern America, millions of families rely on video calls, messaging apps and shared online activities to stay connected. Oftentimes, children who reside in two households utilize this kind of communication to remain bonded with whichever parent is not present at...
One of the most difficult parts of children splitting their time between two homes is the day when they switch from one to the other. The conflicting emotions, being happy to see one parent and sad to leave the other, can make the situation even more challenging. ...
A traditional child custody arrangement usually involves moving the children between homes. For example, the father may have an apartment where the kids live for one week, and then they move to their mother’s house for the next week. The children swap back and forth...
As you go through your divorce, one of your worries is who will keep custody of your children. You may want custody of your children. You may worry, however, that your spouse will gain custody of your children. Part of the divorce process is deciding on child...
One of the most difficult parts of co-parenting after starting to live separately is transitioning your child between homes. Whether it’s once a week, every couple of days or some other arrangement, preparing for and carrying out these drop-offs and pick-ups can bring...