Child Custody

Sometimes, it is necessary for one parent to live a considerable distance away from their child. For example, if a parent has an international career or serves in the military. Nonetheless, physical distance doesn’t mean that parent and child cannot maintain a close...

After parents divorce, there’s a chance that one may want to move. If shared custody is a concern, they will need to take the appropriate steps before that move can occur. Understanding what needs to happen is critical for a parent who wants to move. The other parent...

Summer vacations can be a highlight for children because they get a break from school and a chance to create lifelong memories. For divorced parents, however, planning these vacations requires careful coordination and adherence to co-parenting agreements. There are...

When the dust settles on your divorce or nonmarital split, and all that matters is the well-being of your kids, finding ways to improve your co-parenting relationship becomes essential. While it may not seem like a big deal, establishing and maintaining a...

Most everyone loses a job at some point in their lives for one reason or another. If you’re a parent who’s paying child support, that reality may be of little consolation. Not being able to comply with a child support order is understandably a frightening prospect for...

Co-parenting is always challenging, but co-parenting at parties and family events can bring a whole new set of challenges to the fore. Even couples in intact relationships can run headlong into disputes over gift-giving when it comes to the kids, so how do you...

When the school year started, chances are that you and your co-parent took proactive steps to better ensure that your children would benefit from stability and support as they pursued their academic goals. Now that the school year is underway in earnest, it is...

The holiday season can put a lot of stress on the average parent. They may have to plan ahead months to properly budget for gifts and may need to coordinate celebrations with loved ones in other cities or states. Every parent can find the holidays to be somewhat...

As summer comes around, many parents’ thoughts turn to going on vacation with the kids. Getting a divorce needn’t change that, but it will make it more complicated.  This is because you’ll need the other parent’s permission. Permission to take the child out of the...

In Iowa, once parents separate or divorce, shared custody is often the result. Family law judges may craft a custody order splitting both parenting time and authority between the two adults in a family if co-parents can’t reach mutually-agreeable terms without...