Category: Child Custody
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I’m Afraid my ex is Going to Kidnap Our Child! What Can I do? (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us. We know this is a hard topic to read about, and for parents who are concerned about an unstable ex, it can be a terrifying subject to discuss. But if this sounds like your situation – where you’re concerned about your child’s safety and you’re unsure about your…
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I’m Afraid my ex is Going to Kidnap Our Child! What Can I do? (Pt 1)
When you hear the term “kidnapping”, most parents tend to think about traffickers who snatch kids from playgrounds, or the people in certain South American countries who steal children from wealthy families and then ransom them back for millions of dollars. It sounds terrible, but like something that happens to other families – families who…
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Sometimes The System Fails Parents – And The Price Kids Pay is Very High! (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us again. As we mentioned in the previous article, the judicial system is not perfect. Judges are human beings with biases and life experiences that affect their perspectives, which in turn impacts the decisions they make in court. Since most judges today grew up in an era when moms…
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Sometimes The System Fails Parents – And The Price Kids Pay is Very High! (Pt 1)
The last 100 years have seen huge social changes when it comes to human rights. Women, children, people of color, the LGBTQ community – there is no end to the positive changes that have occurred in recent decades when it comes to awareness of people’s rights, and knowing how they should be treated. But it’s…
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Separating Kids From Their Parents Causes Trauma! (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us for this discussion about how separation from their parents causes severe trauma for children. As we mentioned in the previous article, Harvard researchers have proven through numerous studies that toxic stress has detrimental effects on children’s mental and physical wellbeing. But that’s not all. They’ve also proved that…
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Separating Kids From Their Parents Causes Trauma! (Pt 1)
One of the greatest challenges faced by divorcing parents in Michigan is separation from their children. Ending a marriage often means you go from seeing your kids every day, to seeing them a few days out of each week, or worse – only a few hours every week. But what many people don’t realize is…
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8 Tips For Parents Preparing For a Custody Battle (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us. We’ve been talking about the issue of custody, and how parents who are preparing to go to war over the issue of who gets the kids, should have a handbook full of pointers and tips to help them make good choices. But since there isn’t a how-to-survive-your-custody-battle handbook,…
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8 Tips For Parents Preparing For a Custody Battle (Pt 1)
Getting divorced is hard. Very hard! But when you have kids, and you and your spouse can’t agree on who they should live with and for how long, things can get very, very complicated. Custody is always a touchy issue for divorcing parents, and having to duke it out with your least favorite person in…
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Toxic Co-Parenting: Heartbreaking Facts You Need To Know (Pt 1)
Being married to a narcissist, or a “toxic” person, is devastating. But trying to co-parent with one is the equivalent of trying to smuggle snowballs through the Sahara desert in your pockets – It simply can’t be done. Yes, we know, this sounds melodramatic and ridiculous, but the truth is exactly that: co-parenting with a…
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How do I Prove This Baby is Really Mine in Michigan? (pt 3)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us for the final wrap up on this discussion about paternity and how you can establish paternity for your baby in Michigan. In the previous two articles we looked at the benefits of establishing paternity, and the first of three methods for achieving it. In wrapping this up we’re…