Child Custody

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...

Virtual visitation offers several benefits for children, enabling them to maintain a connection with each of their parents, regardless of where they are residing at any given moment. If you haven’t yet integrated virtual visitation terms into your parenting plan, you...

As divorcing parents, being realistic about your ability to work together is crucial to forming a workable custody plan. What most people set out to do is co-parent, but in some cases, this is unrealistic, and parallel parenting is more likely to succeed. So how do...

Child custody is a crucial matter for divorcing parents. Each parent wants to protect their rights. Nonetheless, you should consider your child's best interest to make informed decisions in this battle. Additionally, you need to know the actions that can work to your...

It is standard practice for parents in Iowa to share custody when they divorce or separate. Those shared custody obligations place limitations on your life that you would not have otherwise. For example, how you plan your daily schedule must align with your custody...

When you get a divorce, you’ll have to make a lot of big changes in your life. Besides the obvious that you’ll live off of one income going forward, you may also need to move and you may have fewer assets. However, one of the biggest changes in your life may be how...

You and your former spouse came to the realization that the marriage was just never going to work out. While divorce wasn’t ideal, it was the best thing for your family.  Thankfully, you were able to conduct constructive negotiations with your former spouse and the...