When a single parent takes a job in another state, or has to move cross-country to care for an ailing parent, one of the challenges they deal with is the issue of child support. How can they collect child support payments when they no longer live in the same state where the other parent […]
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How to Maintain Stability For Kids in Shared Custody Arrangements
Life is unpredictable. It’s full of unexpected twists and turns, and if you’re a parent this is even more true! However, divorce tends to rock the boat more than usual, and this is never more true than when it comes to children. So what can you do to keep the drama to a minimum? […]
What is ‘Moral Fitness’ And How Does it Affect my Custody Case?
Every time a Michigan family court has to evaluate a custody case and make a determination, the decisions are always made based on what the court thinks is in the best interest of the child. To help the judge make the right determination, there’s a standardised list of twelve ‘best interest factors.’ However, if […]
How to Deal With Conflicting Parenting Styles After Divorce
One of the greatest struggles that divorced people with kids face, is the issue of conflicting parenting styles. You don’t let the kids eat candy during the week, but your ex offers dessert every night. You limit screen time to one hour per day for the younger kids, but your ex offers unlimited TV […]
Children Are More Traumatized by Divorce at Certain Ages
With the divorce rate as high as it is, there are a huge number of children out there who come from homes with divorced parents. Many, if not most of them, are fine. They may struggle with relationships more than children who grew up in intact families, and they may be more likely to […]
Are You Doing The Right Thing For Your Kids by Staying Unhappily Married? (Part 2)
Thanks for joining us again for this discussion on whether it’s better to stay married, even if you’re unhappy, for your kid’s benefit. As we noted in the previous article, studies have shown that kids who grow up in stable and loving two parent homes tend to fare better in life than kids from […]
Are You Doing The Right Thing For Your Kids by Staying Unhappily Married? (Part 1)
So you and your spouse fight all the time. You can’t seem to have more than a three minute conversation before it dissolves into an argument. In fact, you seem to trigger each other all the time. And now you don’t even want to spent time together anymore. And who could blame you? If every […]
How to Choose Parenting Time Schedules That Work For You Both
When couples get divorced, there are many things they argue about, but none so much as child custody. Who gets the kids and for how long is a huge source of strife for many divorcing parents, and the fights this issue generates can quickly poison the rest of the divorce process. So how do […]
The Tragic Truth About Hostile Aggressive Parenting!
Although awareness is increasing regarding the tragic issue of Parental Alienation and Hostile Aggressive Parenting, the fact is that many people still don’t realize that it even exists. Those that do acknowledge the issues often don’t understand how damaging it is to parent-child relationships, and to the emotional well-being of everyone involved. Parental […]
Are You Trying to Get Custody of Your Children in Michigan? (Part 2)
In part one of this series on gaining custody of your children, we looked at how a custody agreement is usually reached. We also talked about some factors that the court considers important when changing custody agreements. Moving on, we’re going to look at what determining factors the court uses to make child custody […]
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