Child Custody

Throughout a divorce, there are many contentious issues that the couple have to work out. The division of property, alimony and child support can be heated, but often battles over child custody are the most rancorous. Both members of the splitting couple...

It's a sad but true fact for the children caught in the middle of a marital split. Child custody issues can be some of the most contentious disputes in a divorce and children are often unfortunate witnesses of their ugliness. Generally speaking, both parents love...

Making the decision to divorce a spouse is one of the toughest choices life can throw at you, but the difficulties of splitting up are greatly magnified when there are children involved.There are questions of child custody, child support and visitation rights...

There are still plenty of moms and dads who "stay at home" for the sake of the family. Sometimes this is by choice, where the family is wealthy enough that one of the parents doesn't need to work. Sometimes, though, this is done out of necessity. Maybe the family is...

An interesting blog post was recently written by the website DivorcedMoms.com, a post that was picked up by Huffington Post. In that piece -- which serves as the source for this blog post -- the writer makes a compelling argument to stay away from social media....

Parents who get divorced have a unique challenge compared to divorcing couples who don't have kids -- and, obviously, it's the fact that they have kids. Child custody and child support are major factors in these divorces. But even more important than custody and...

Imagine that you are in the middle of a divorce. In an attempt to relax and have some fun for the first time in many weeks, you and your friends organize a dinner party. Your son is staying with you that night, but he's 17 years old, so he can take care of himself for...