During a divorce, parents naturally want to protect their children while securing their own custody rights. In a litigated divorce, in which the couple goes before a judge, the law requires the judge to consider the child’s best interests. Judges recognize that parents have the right to maintain a relationship with their children, but you…
As parents, you want the best for your children. But if your divorce is high-stress and emotionally charged, that emotion can cause either or both of you to make demands or say things that could inadvertently hurt your children or affect your final settlement. You want to find the divorce method that will protect both…
When parents have joint custody or one parent has partial physical custody rights, the courts generally rule that it is in the best interests of the child for both parents to be able to easily and conveniently remain in the child’s life and stay involved in important activities or decisions associated with the child. In…