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Lessons from COVID for Divorced Parents: Plan Ahead

By Jennifer Gardella / July 29, 2021

As a result of the COVID pandemic, divorced parents in the greater Bucks County area have learned a great deal about the importance of building contingency plans and planned flexibility into custody arrangements. Although we certainly hope that this pandemic will be over soon and there won’t be any other national emergencies, life is messy,…

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Learning from COVID to Tighten Up Child Custody Issues

By Jennifer Gardella / March 25, 2021

Here in Bucks County, PA, divorced parents had to adjust rather quickly to deal with the COVID-19 lockdown. For some co-parents schedules were easily adjusted. For others, especially those who do not get along, it was a much more difficult transition. After helping families restructure parenting plans due to the pandemic, here is our best…

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Is A Mediated Custody Agreement A Court Order?

By Elissa C. Goldberg / August 3, 2019

Determining custody arrangements in divorce mediation or collaborative law divorce is similar to the process used in mutual consent or even litigated divorces. Two parents must come to an agreement about a custody schedule and related issues such as family, school, holiday or extracurricular events. Once a schedule is agreed upon, a document called a…

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