Child Custody

There are times when one parent might be taken away from their children. This may occur if a parent is deployed in the military, serving time in prison, moves away because of work or chooses not to parent the child for a while. It can be hard for children to...

Much is written about the benefits of civil co-parenting for former spouses. Of course, that assumes that the former spouses can achieve that level of communication and cooperation between them. Divorce and be incredibly damaging to one or both spouses. Especially...

As divorced co-parents, you and your former spouse may have different rules in each of your homes. Even if you agree on the big issues involving discipline and at what ages your children should be allowed more privileges, you may still parent very differently. There...

You made it through your divorce and you have a good parenting plan in place. It clearly addresses the holiday schedule, and you’ve been open to negotiations with your ex-spouse for special events. You’re determined that the holidays will be bright for the kids,...

Though it is unfortunate when it happens, there are times when parents split up before the birth of a child or shortly thereafter. In those cases, it is still important to have a custody plan in place, even though an infant will be restricted in where they can go or...

When you go through a divorce, one of the things you have to establish is a parenting plan. The other is your custody schedule. Your children, for the most part, are required to go along with whatever schedule that you come up with. That makes a lot of sense for...

Every family has its own unique dynamic, and the Pennsylvania family courts will usually consider a family's needs when setting terms for custody in a parental divorce. Shared custody between parents is a common outcome, as the courts want to make decisions that...

Every year, a steady stream of divorced and separated parents make their way into attorneys’ offices because they’re having conflicts over a child’s education. Since shared legal custody has become the norm and the law presumes that parents who share custody will also...

You have a newborn, and you know that their father should play a role in their life. You and he have not been together for several months, but he has said that he’d like some custody time with your child. He intends to be a good father to your child, but you’re not...

One of the important components of your child custody plan is setting up the parenting time schedules. These are what you will follow to find out which parent has the children with them on specific dates. Setting these up will take some work, especially if there are...