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Divorce
Long-Term Effects of Divorce Agreements...be careful about the ramifications of your agreements several years down the road. This is somewhat foreseeable with children’s issues, such as parenting time…
Divorce
Pre-Divorce Mistakes: What to Avoid Before It's…...understanding your rights and obligations concerning child custody. Tip: Work with your attorney to develop a clear and fair parenting plan that prioritizes the…
Father’s Rights
Religious Upbringing: The Law and Child Rearing...in the extent to which it may interfere with an individual’s exercise of this right. Parenting & Fundamental Rights Another Constitutionally protected right is…
Father’s Rights
Bias Against Fathers...the past. In the Colorado Revised Statutes, it is specifically provided that, “In determining parenting time or decision-making responsibilities, the court shall not presume…
Support
The Nuances Of Child Support...changed circumstances (e.g. changes in income, changes in child-related expenses, changes in parenting time, etc.) are both substantial and continuing. To meet this burden,…
Divorce
Completing an Uncontested Divorce in CaliforniaAn uncontested divorce is a lawsuit. And this lawsuit must be filed, even if the divorcing couple is not in conflict regarding parenting plans,…
Early Assessment
Divorce Mediation or Bust...or enforceable agreements. For example, unmarried parents draft a parenting plan with a mediator, but later have disagreements with each other. There’s nothing binding…
Property Division
Who Gets The House In A Divorce?...parenting schedule in place, maybe looked at by a court in considering where the primary residence of the children should be. The decision to…
Technology
Useful “Stay at home” Resources for Children...working from home which is to set ground rules for the working parenting. In our home, I announce to the family that I’m “going…
Divorce
10 Steps to Easing the Divorce Process...time for different reasons. Communication with the other parent/spouse – Communication with the other parent is essential for co-parenting. However, it is not always…
Support
How Does the Court Determine Child Support…...continuing change in circumstances. For example, a child becomes emancipated and is no longer living with a custodial parent; your income, or the other…
Family Law
Transgender Parents Adopting In California...children. It has become clear that the difference in parenting rates between LGBTQ+ and non-LGBTQ+ individuals will become much smaller in the future. As…
Divorce
Don't Be an April Fool: The Impact…...are ordering therapy, and professionals are ordering medications at increasingly earlier ages. Having said that, I have yet to see a parenting plan that…
Divorce
What To Expect From Your Initial Consultation…...during your initial consultation include the dividing of assets and liabilities, child custody and parenting plans, child support, and spousal support. This is also…
Parental Alienation
Parental Alienation Syndrome: What It Is, Why…...discuss petitioning the court to modify the child’s parenting time to limit the alienating parent’s time with the child. Proving alienation can be difficult…
School
7 Tips For Surviving Back to School…...to any change in your life. For recently divorced parents it can be especially challenging to get used to your new parenting plan. When…
Paternity
5 Things To Know About Paternity In…...parenting time, or child support. 4. How To File An Acknowledgment Of Paternity (AOP) Parents who aren’t married can establish legal paternity in Texas…
Divorce
New Year, New Beginnings: Tips For Starting…...after a difficult chapter. 5. Strengthening Parent-Child Relationships: For those with children, divorce can lead to more mindful parenting. Approximately 70% of divorced parents…