One of the biggest challenges for divorcing parents is deciding how to create rules when your kids spend time in two different households. You may have read that children need continuity in their life. You might think you and your ex need to agree on one set of rules...
Can parental alienation lead to a custody modification?
Splitting up can be hard on anyone. You and your ex may have some bitter feelings toward one another. You shouldn't let that motivate you to plant false seeds of abuse in your child's head. You also shouldn't let it affect how you speak about your child's other parent...
Reasons children should see both parents
If you’re getting divorced and your ex is threatening to seek sole custody of the children, you know the case could get contentious. At the same time, you may know that you don’t even want sole custody rights. You want to share joint rights with your spouse. Isn’t...
Making supervised visitation work for you
No parent ever wants to be awarded only supervised visitation with their children. But supervised visitation is unfortunately a reality for some divorced or unmarried parents. Sometimes, they have had a role in why they were awarded only supervised visitation. This...
Legal and physical custody are very different
When discussing custody of your child during a divorce, make sure you know exactly what it is you’re agreeing to. Contrary to popular opinion, all custody is not the same. There are actually two different types to consider: Physical and legal custody. The names...
Reduce the psychological impact your divorce has on kids
Parents who are in a difficult marriage might wonder whether their children will fare better if they stay married or if they divorce. While there isn’t any easy answer to this, it is possible that you can help your children adjust to the new way of life if your...
Feeling unwell? Consider a virtual visitation date
There are times when parents and their children feel a little under the weather. In some cases, a parent may not be fit to care for their child due to an illness, like the flu or a flare of a chronic condition. In those cases, it’s a good idea to have plans set up to...
How can you receive more parenting time?
When you and your former spouse agreed upon a parenting plan during your divorce, it may have put you at a disadvantage. You may have felt fine about your spouse having primary residential responsibility. Yet, now you may want a greater share of parenting time than...
Focus on this priority in child custody
Child custody cases are some of the most difficult matters that many parents will face. Trying to figure out who gets the children when and attempting to set some semblance of normalcy while the child’s entire life is changing is a big undertaking. There is one point...
How do Tennessee courts decide child custody?
As you prepare for a divorce, you and your soon-to-be-ex may agree that you want what is best for your children. Like other important decisions, however, you may disagree about what exactly that is. Should you not reach an agreement between yourselves, the decision...
