Many divorced parents look forward to the holiday season as much as a trip to the dentist's office for a root canal. That's because child custody tug of wars during the holidays are as inevitable as your tax bill. The …
The U.S. Supreme Court today let stand decisions made by the Virginia Court of Appeals and a lower court that require that child custody orders from a Vermont court must be complied with in a long-running custody dispute over a …
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by Scott Stewart In my previous article on child custody do’s and don’ts, I discussed the importance of carefully introducing significant others to your child, warned against parental alienation, and encouraged communication and information sharing. In this article, I’ll review …
A judge has ordered two warring parents to read three books on communicating, parenting and divorce and write a one-page summary of an insight they gain from each. Ontario Superior Court Justice David Price told the separated couple, who are …
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The positive impact of mental health counseling is fundamentally dependent on a client’s perceived trust that the information shared will be treated confidentially and will not be shared with others.1 This is especially important for children, whose mental health records …
Holidays, especially those that are particularly important to their children, can be fraught with emotion and stress for divorced co-parents. Both parents want to share in their child’s activities and enjoyment of the holiday, but it is often difficult for …
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Halloween is often overlooked by California courts. It never seems to get the attention that Christmas, Fourth of July or even Labor Day receive. Because people don’t get time off for Halloween, it is often simply forgotten in custody orders. …
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With celebrities splitting left and right lately, I decided to ask an expert for the best way for parents to tell their kids they're breaking up. David Arquette recently told shock jock Howard Stern the way he broke the news …
Catharine Dugan La Belle is my hero. Not because she fed the homeless or climbed Mount Everest, but because she decided to do everything in her power to have a civil divorce. "I wanted to be a positive influence for …
A recent change in Defense Department policy highlights why servicemembers and deployable civilians, who also are custodial parents, may want to seek legal help in arranging their children’s care during deployment. DoD Instruction 1342.19, “Family Care Plans,” was revised in …