Child Custody

Once couples separate and no longer live together, they may start encountering challenges regarding their shared responsibilities to their children. Parents who have minor children usually share parenting time and financial responsibility for their children. When they...

Co-parenting can be a significant challenge, particularly if you and your ex spouse have difficultly finding common ground. You may have taken additional steps to function well as a team with your ex spouse, but this seemingly hasn't worked out. Your preference is to...

After the school year, summer with the kids can feel like a free-for-all. While they may have activities, the schedule becomes a balance of some days with no plans and others with several activities on the agenda. When you share custody, summer vacation can feel even...

If a judge drafted your parenting plan, the terms they set reflect what they think would be in the best interests of the children. If you and your ex negotiated your own arrangements, then you had some input in those terms. The goal is always to do what is best for...

When you are trying your best to co-parent your child, one of the things that could make you frustrated is seeing the other parent try to control or restrict your access to your child. You want to do what’s best for your child by sharing joint custody and allowing the...

After a divorce, there may come a time when you or the other party have to move for work or other reasons. If you have children, this can be a big concern, because you will need to determine who your child will stay with. Will they move to the new location with the...

Divorce can be one of the most difficult experiences of a child's life. The more their parents fight and involve them in the process, the more traumatic divorce can become. In other words, it is important for you and your ex to try to shield your children from your...

When parents in Virginia get a divorce, child custody negotiations can sometimes turn unpleasant. In some cases, one parent may accuse the other of abusing the child. The other parent might counter with a claim that the abuse allegation is untrue and that what is...

Mediation is an alternate approach to litigation for many divorce-related concerns, including child custody. Mediation can help couples more peacefully and efficiently resolve some of the contentious issues they have to face during their divorce process such as child...

At times, the way that child custody arrangements are reached may seem confusing or unclear to parents which is why it helps for them to understand the standard that guides child custody determinations. The best interests of the child standard guides child custody...