Going through divorce is hard enough. Facing a custody battle with your soon to be ex can be excruciating. Losing a loved one in the face of having children or grandchildren who need your help, your care, all of this is new territory, something unfamiliar and...
Child Custody And Support
When It Lingers, It Festers
When it lingers, it festers. And, my life, it is festering; it is uncertain in its transformation of a rancid variety. It is less than ideal. The wounds opened in divorce were not healing. Seventy-four days have passed since that day, a day I realized was more wound...
10 Ways to be a Present Long-Distance Parent
When one thinks of a long-distance relationship, the first thing that typically comes to mind is a romantic relationship with a partner. But in the world of family law, a long-distance relationship often means the parent-child relationship of a parent who lives in...
Sophie Turner v. Joe Jonas: On Pause
Joe Jonas sued Sophie Turner for divorce in Florida. Sophie Turner sued Joe Jonas in New York for the return of their children to England. From the beginning, the Florida Divorce and Southern District of New York return of the children action between superstars Sophie...
You don’t have to be perfect, but you do have to be mindful
Some custody proceedings are amicable affairs; some are antagonistic. With social media becoming more and more integrated into our lives, particular our social lives, when a divorce or custody dispute turns contentious parties can be quick to try and dig up dirt. If...
I can’t stand my ex, now how can I co-parent?
This is a question many separated or divorced parents face as they move from partners and parents to solely parents. Separation and divorce can really bring out the worst in people and then you add on the stress of the unknown and the emotional turmoil divorce and...
Child Physical Custody
When kids are part of the picture, divorce actions become exceedingly complicated. Unless parents can agree on the post-divorce redefinition of their family, courts are charged with the daunting task of determining what parenting arrangement would best serve the...
Co-parenting is a Delicate Ecosystem
Four year olds are the opposite of subtle, so it didn’t take a genius to realize the dreaded day had come: my ex moved his girlfriend in with our kids. I hadn’t dreaded it because she was a terrible human, mean to our kids, or even the cause of my divorce. I had...
Can the court dictate your child’s religious upbringing?
Interfaith marriages aren’t exactly uncommon, and they can create a lot of challenges for couples – especially once there are children involved. However, the difficulties of navigating an interfaith marriage may be nothing compared to the problems you can encounter...
What Can Child Support Money Be Used For?
As a law firm specializing in family law, we understand that child support is an important and often emotional issue for many parents. That is why we highly recommend that parents going through a divorce or custody case familiarize themselves with child support laws...