On thunderous nights, like tonight, where lighting strikes illuminate the dinosaur stencil on the wall with a flash and thunder rattles the toys on the shelf, the man reminisces. As he leans against the footboard of the bed with a picture book tented half read,...
During the Pandemic, we have all been isolated and locked inside our homes. Children have been ripped from their sense of normalcy and routine. Now add in divorce. Suddenly, your child’s sense of safety and security is shaken to the core. What can you do if your...
Will your Parenting Plan last forever . . . or at least until your child turns 18? I sure hope so! You may be wondering what a Parenting Plan is, whether it will apply to you, or if you really need it. Well yes, if you have a child with someone to whom you are not...
“I’m where he always told me to go if I couldn’t find him,” Joey thought as he stood in the terminal at the Baltimore airport. Ever since his parents got divorced and he was old enough to fly unaccompanied, his Dad had found a spot, right next to a newsstand, that...
He felt ... trapped. And more importantly, he felt tremendously guilty for feeling trapped. Worst still, it was his own doing. Five years ago, he agreed with his wife on a co-parenting arraignment that was thought to be best for their 11 year old son. He could...
Going through a divorce in Georgia is never an easy process for anyone. This is especially true when children are involved, and parents are fighting for custody. Even if you didn't begin the "battle," it is still your responsibility to ensure that you are prepared for...
Your kids are your world. Like most good parents in Georgia, you want what is best for them. You also want to make sure the divorce process doesn't cause them so much stress that they have trouble moving forward to your new lifestyle as a family. While you understand...
We are all familiar with traditional notions of child abuse: physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse. It unsettles us. It enrages us. It rouses evolutionary protective instincts to get involved; to do something. But what about child abuse when there isn't...
Last weekend, I finally got around to watching the movie "Room", which won Brie Larson an academy award for Best Actress last month. So, was the movie worth all the hype? I would say it 1,000% deserved all the praise it got; I thought it was a beautiful film. In case...
