Summer vacation means that working parents may need to make childcare arrangements. This isn’t always easy for co-parents, especially if the care needs vary for each home. Trying to work out the plan for the summer early may be beneficial. This gives you a chance to...
Child Visitation
When should you modify your child’s visitation schedule?
A divorce involving children can have a lot of issues that have to be handled, including developing a parenting plan. The court will make decisions that are in the best interest of the child to ensure both parents have a relationship with them. However, things can...
What you need to know about relocating with the kid after divorce
Divorce comes with several changes. One of these is a change to the child’s living arrangements. When a judge makes a ruling on custody and parenting time, it is important to understand that such judgment is binding. A violation of the custody order in any way,...
How to make the most of your visitation with your child
Going through a divorce with a child involved is challenging. But visitation can help the child stay connected with both parents. Regardless of your visitation type, you and your child can improve your relationship with practical tips. Visitation with your child can...
Can virtual visits help parent-child relationships?
Going through a separation or divorce that involves children is challenging. One thing that can complicate things even more is if one parent has to move away from the area where the child lives. Being away from their child is going to be difficult, so finding ways to...
How do co-parents coordinate campus tours with their teen?
Choosing a college is one of the first big decisions a child makes – albeit with some help or at least some ground rules from their parents. If you and your spouse are divorcing just as your child is starting to consider where they want to go to college, the process...
Unaccompanied minors programs help kids travel between parents
If you and your co-parent will be living in different parts of the country after your divorce, the most convenient way for your child to spend vacations, part of the summer and other time with your co-parent may be to fly between your locations. While the idea of...
Your child can love both family homes
Divorce can present a number of challenges that must be overcome. When children are not involved, former spouses can simply opt to go their separate ways and never look back. However, when there are children, co-parents still need to work together. Often, even before...
How to come up with a workable parenting plan
The divorce process centers around resolving a number of contentious issues. Debt obligations and property division form a key part of the procedure. However, at the forefront of both parents' minds will be the well-being of their children. Crucially, this will also...
Tips to help your children cope with divorce
Besides the financial costs, divorce can impact pretty much every sphere of life – emotional, physical, social, spiritual and relational. Divorce can impact the children’s wellbeing too. Besides attending to your feelings and maintaining your composure, it is...