Child custody

Going through a troubled divorce usually means that both exes are on edge. Communication can often be tense, but it’s still necessary if they have children together. There may come a time when you get a contentious message from your ex. Determining how to handle this...

If you and your former spouse have decided to go your separate ways, then it is helpful if you can both come up with a workable custody plan together. Sadly, things don’t always work out this way and child custody matters may have to be settled in court.  During the...

Being able to work with your ex to parent the children can help the kids to be well adjusted despite the divorce. Knowing that they have the support of both parents and that the adults in their life are putting them first can help them to thrive. Working with your ex...

There are not many things as contentious as child custody during the divorce process. Even in the best of circumstances, the thought of having restricted access to your children can be unsettling, to say the least. This explains why more and more divorcing couples are...

One of the things you will need as a divorcing parent is a parenting plan. Whether a Virginia family court orders one or you decide to create one yourself, a parenting plan comes with several advantages. Examples of these advantages include: Sets a consistent schedule...

No matter how carefully you try to craft the terms of your custody arrangements, you will eventually need to change them. As your children grow and mature, their needs and daily schedules will change as well. Virginia law allows you to modify an existing custody order...

Keeping it real, divorce is hard on families, and it’s often hardest of all on the children. It can even be more challenging for a parent to retain strong bonds with their kids when that parent lives in another city or state. Those situations can arise from many...

The end of a marriage comes with considerable change in every aspect of your life. As you’re going through the divorce, you must ensure that you’re making decisions that enable you to start your new life on the right foot.  There are several things that you need to...

You know that conflict makes divorce harder on children, but it is still so hard to have to see your ex every couple of days to exchange custody. Especially if they keep showing up late or with their new romantic partner in the front passenger seat of their car, you...

Sharing custody usually means that one parent has the children while the other does not. However, there are many less-common forms of shared custody that can work well for certain modern families. Split custody is a unique parenting arrangement that involves each...