Even after divorce, some parents will take summer trips together. They want to provide stability for their children, and they may be on amicable terms. Taking a trip together allows the children to experience the vacation with both parents, rather than just one. For...
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Child Custody
What if co-parenting doesn’t work?
Child custody is a legal arrangement that determines each parent’s rights and responsibilities in their child’s life. Parents can have legal custody to decide how their child is raised, such as if their child goes to public or private school or is taught at home....
Key points of establishing paternity in Washington
Establishing paternity is crucial for fathers in Washington State because it legally recognizes a man as the legal father of a child. This is beneficial for the father and for the child. The process of establishing paternity in Washington can be initiated in several...
When is it time to change a child custody schedule? 6 reasons
A child custody schedule allows divorced parents to retain some control over how their children are raised. A custody schedule does not always work and parents may request a court to make changes. Making changes to a custody schedule isn’t always easy, but the reason...
3 tips for telling your children about your divorce
The decision to divorce is one that adults usually discuss alone. Once it’s determined that ending the marriage is the best course of action, they must tell the children. This is an emotionally charged conversation because the kids have probably only known a life with...
When your ex is unfit to parent
The process of divorcing can be quite emotional. Adding a child custody dispute can make it even more distressing. Yet, it may be important to fight for your right to sole custody – or, at minimum, primary custody – if you believe that your soon-to-be ex-spouse is...
Sharing Halloween with your child as co-parents
You and your co-parent may not have included Halloween in the list of holidays in your parenting plan and other parenting agreements during your divorce. Now that your child is seeing candy and decorations in the stores, however, you’re realizing that the two of you...
Back-to-school co-parenting tips for the new school year
As the new school year starts, co-parents have to decide how to navigate it. They certainly want to put their children first, but this can be a very complex time as schedules change. Fortunately, there are some things that co-parents can do to make this process go a...
Modifying parenting plan orders
When two parents have gone through a divorce, ensuring the parenting plan is fair and equitable for all parties involved can be difficult. The judge looks at several factors, the main one being what is in the child's best interest. There may however come a need to...
Prepare for summertime child custody now
Summer vacation is right around the corner, which means that parents need to start planning for their children’s school break. This situation becomes inherently more complex for divorced parents because the parenting time arrangement may need to change. There are a...