Working together with your co-parent after a divorce may seem like a distant and far-off goal, especially if the divorce went rockier than you had hoped for. Fortunately, there are ways to work toward cooperative parenting. Parallel parenting serves as a potential...
Empowering soon-to-be ex-spouses with parenting plans
Tennessee offers divorcing couples an option to share in the parenting of their children instead of following traditional court-ordered custody and visitation decrees. By creating a parenting plan, two ex-spouses can participate equally in the responsibilities of...
What is “nesting” and how can it help our divorced family?
Divorce can be very difficult emotionally, but it is also a challenging exercise in logistics. In the event that you and your ex-spouse have children, it is likely that you will be in a joint custody situation following your divorce. Typically, the parents go on to...
Nesting is an option for some families
Rearranging your life after the ink dries on the divorce papers is often one of the most frustrating and confusing parts of the process. Especially if you are going to be raising your children in joint custody with your ex-spouse, figuring out the logistical elements...
What to address in a Tennessee parenting plan
A Tennessee parenting plan gives you and your child’s other parent a guidebook of sorts to reference when raising a child together – but in separate homes. The parenting plan uses plain English, rather than complex legal language, to outline many aspects of your...
Mediation may help with child custody decisions
For divorcing parents, agreeing on child custody arrangements is not always easy. Sometimes, reaching out for help is beneficial in coming to an agreement. Although some may think that going through the court is the only way to decide on custody, mediation is also an...
Co-parents don’t need to agree on everything
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...
