One missed visit does not define your relationship with your child. Life's unpredictability sometimes conflicts with even the most carefully planned schedules. What matters is how you respond when circumstances force you to miss parenting time. Fortunately,...
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Child Custody
Addressing parental alienation in custody cases
Parental alienation presents a significant challenge in post-divorce or separation scenarios. It wears down the fundamental right of a child to have a relationship with both parents. Dealing with this issue proactively protects both the parent-child bond and the...
How can you keep your children safe during a custody dispute?
When your children’s safety and well-being is on the line, it’s imperative that you do everything in your power to keep them safe. This includes aggressively advocating for what you think is in their best interests in the confines of a child custody case. But figuring...
What does it mean to share legal custody?
If divorce or separating parents have children, a clean break usually isn't possible. It is relatively common for parents to share parental rights and responsibilities even after their relationship ends. Many parents worry about sharing physical custody. Parents may...
Why a formal custody modification might be necessary
A Massachusetts custody order outlines the obligations and rights of each of a child’s parents. It helps provide the basis for a co-parenting relationship. Parents often spend weeks negotiating the right terms for their custody orders. They might also litigate and...
3 tactics for keeping kids at the same school during divorce
Parents who are preparing for divorce tend to have more challenges ahead of them than those without children or those whose children are now lawful adults. Custody negotiations have a tendency to complicate divorce proceedings and increase the level of conflict...
Summer vacation planning tips for co-parents
Summer vacations are often some of the fondest memories children have as they’re growing up. While some kids have both parents in the home and everyone takes the vacation together, others have divorced parents who take separate vacations. If you’re divorced and...
Tips for healthy co-parenting arrangements
Co-parenting after a separation or divorce can be challenging, but with the right approach, it can be effective for the well-being of the children involved. Central to successful co-parenting is focusing on the children's needs and maintaining a positive and...
Could moving for work impact child custody challenges?
In some cases, it may be necessary to move for your career. For instance, perhaps you are an executive who has recently been offered a position to be the CEO of a company in another state. You may be moving there permanently, or you may simply have to commute back and...
3 child custody considerations for military members
Parents divorcing while in the military have some special considerations that others don’t have. Making sure you have everything covered can help you protect your right to be a parent to your children and your career. The fact that you’re serving in the military can’t...

