Heroic Parents vs. Custody Battles Heroic Dads That stereotype about African American men leaving single moms with all the work and little child support is contradicted by a number of dads I have worked with. They have been fighting to...
Strategies for Living Separately but Together by Virginia L Colin, Ph.D. During the current covid pandemic, some parents who intended to part ways soon must postpone their separation. Income has decreased a lot, so supporting two households is suddenly not...
Creating a Parenting Plan by guest author Krishan Smith It can be a difficult business, wrapping your head around all the factors that constitute a parenting plan (often still labeled as a custody and visitation agreement). That being said, once...
School Tips for Co-Parents Gary Anderson, who created this infographic for Ramos Law Group, is a freelance writer from Los Angeles, California. With over 10 years of experience writing for many different industries, he is an accomplished and published writer...
Long Distance Co-Parenting, Can It Work? by Guest Author Krishan Smith Accepting a long distance situation We’re all familiar with the term long distance relationship. Many people have tried it; many would discount it as a possibility for them without...
How to Help Your Kids Manage the Divorce Transition Even when everything goes as well as it can, divorce requires everyone in the family to adjust to some big changes. If you and your spouse can keep the turbulence down,...
Topics in Parenting Agreements Most mediated Parenting Agreements address at least three topics: decision making, the parenting schedule, and child support. The first, whether one parent will make most of the decisions alone or the two parents will confer with...
Financial Planning for the Future of Your Special Needs Child by guest author Jackie Waters Planning for the future is always important, but especially so when you have a child with special needs. You never know what bumps lie in...
When Mediation Is Not Enough, Part II In Part I on this topic, I described divorced co-parents who were fighting about the co-parenting schedule for their kids. It seemed unlikely that they would be willing to resolve their major dispute...
When Mediation Is Not Enough, Part I Jack and Ann* have been divorced for a year and a half but are still fighting about their co-parenting schedule (still called child custody in courtrooms). This is a very big problem for...