Category: Child Custody

Summer can be one of the most difficult, stressful times for divorced parents. One or both of you may want to take the kids on vacation. You've got Father's Day and the Fourth of July to consider. Of course, if you're both working, you have to determine where the kids are going to be...

The anger and sense of betrayal that comes out in custody battles is something that most people don't anticipate. These feelings are likely based on the fear that a parent will be deprived of the right to make important decisions about the child's life, or the possibility that they will be punished by the...

A previous post discusses the important fact that, for some parents, child support modification is an option. Various situations can change after a divorce was once settled, creating a need to alter some aspects of the split. Child support is a common area wherein modification comes into play, but it is not the only arrangement...

There are times, when families face challenges and disputes that are difficult to overcome on their own. If left to deal with matters related to divorce, child custody, spousal support and dividing assets on their own; many exes simply wouldn't be able to come to an agreement or resolution. For these reasons, exes who...

In Massachusetts, a parent cannot relocate with a child when custody is shared without first obtaining court approval. Judges carefully evaluate whether a proposed move serves the child’s best interests, considering factors such as stability, parental relationships, and the reasons for relocation.

This article explains how Massachusetts courts...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 41 percent of children who are born in the United States are born to unwed mothers. This number represents a significant increase during the last 55 years when, according to the nonprofit Child Trends Data Bank, unwed mothers represented just five percent of the total...

From ghosts and goblins to turkeys and tinsel; the 2015 holiday season is quickly approaching and, for divorced parents, with it the many challenges that frequently accompany sorting out holiday custody schedules.

Regardless of one's parental status, the holidays can be a hectic and stressful time. Add in the complications associated with divorce, custody agreements...

Regardless of whether a child's parents are divorced or were never together, issues related to child custody and visitation must be determined. Due to the importance of these matters, and to help ensure that both parents abide by the terms of an agreed-upon child custody and visitation agreement, many parents turn to the courts...

In previous decades, when heterosexual parents divorced, a mother was almost always guaranteed to be awarded child custody and the father granted visitation rights which often amounted to seeing a son or daughter every other weekend and the occasional weekday or holiday. However, child custody laws that favored mothers were conceived during a time when...

When married parents decide to divorce or unmarried parents split-up, decisions must be made with regard to child custody and visitation. While the courts tend to focus on ensuring that, when possible, a child has access to and the opportunity to form a relationship with both parents; the visitation rights of extended family members...