Divorce With Respect
Trying to share both time with and responsibility for your children with their other parent can be quite a challenge. Parents often struggle to adjust to shared custody or co-parenting arrangements when they first start living separately. Still, families eventually...
It's very difficult to know how to talk to your children about divorce. It's a complicated subject that you feel may be difficult for them to understand, but it's also something that they need to know about because it's going to change their life. If you are wondering...
A divorce or breakup won't just be difficult for the couple involved. Any children that they share will inevitably have to adjust to life after the family changes. Co-parenting arrangements are often very stressful for parents and kids alike, and the more conflict...
You thought that you and your spouse had talked through all the important issues before you ever got married and had kids – but something changed. You went one direction with your beliefs and your spouse went the other, and you found yourself increasingly incompatible...
During your divorce, a child custody plan will be created. It’s important to follow this plan to avoid issues. However, there are some situations when disagreements or violence occur between parents. To protect everyone involved, it’s important to learn how to ensure...
Back-to-school time is a rough season for children who are trying to adjust to their new schedule. For kids who have newly separated or divorced parents, there is another dynamic that they have to adjust to – living in two homes instead of one. One of the best ways...
Too often, parents with a history of domestic violence against a spouse or partner are still allowed to have child visitation or even custody rights -- even when the other parent has warned the court that it’s not safe for the children to be around them. We’ve seen...
A new law taking effect January 1, 2023, expands protections for children in family court. These protections seek to ensure the well-being of children testifying in custody matters and provide greater accountability regarding unsupervised visitation orders. Testify in...
During a separation, one of the main concerns you will face as parents is deciding where your children will live and the effect the separation will have on them. When a parent moves out, children are often shuffled between two homes and experience major disruptions to...
It’s normal to be concerned about how you and your co-parent will deal with the upcoming school year – especially if you’re newly separated or divorced. If you’re sharing custody of your children, you’ll want to be involved in both their educational and...
