When you got divorced, you and your ex may have decided to share custody of your children. You likely did this so that both you and your ex could maximize the time you have with your children. Although, according to the Institute for Family Studies, the divorce rate...
Child Custody
How do judges know what is best for your kids?
Few things in life have the potential to be more stressful than a child custody dispute. After all, if you do not end up with the custody arrangement you want, you may not see your kids nearly as often as you would like. Even worse, your children may have to live with...
Have child custody decisions evolved to be fairer?
When courts first began hearing divorce cases, child custody was usually not a question. The judges would automatically assign the majority of care duties to the mother. This dated ideology does not apply in today's family courts. The Parental Rights Foundation...
How does Tennessee try to keep custody issues fair to the children?
Child custody can often be a contentious process. The court's main objective is to ensure the children end up in a situation that is in their best interests. Because of this, every part of the process of determining custody can impact the final outcome. The judge will...
Is joint custody the most beneficial?
Parents going through a divorce want to do everything possible to keep divorce from permanently impacting their children in big ways. But is there a way to limit the impact divorce can have? Can preventing permanent scarring be as simple as choosing the right type of...
Can you make long distance co-parenting work?
Long-distance co-parenting happens quite often these days. One parent may serve in the military, work a job that requires a lot of traveling, or may even need to spend time taking care of ill or injured relatives. Of course, there are many ways to make long-distance...
3 tips to mentally prepare for a child custody battle
Divorcing from your spouse also means splitting time with your children. While you may have an idea of what you want this arrangement to look like, your spouse may disagree. If, according to the American Bar Association, you and your spouse cannot agree on a child...
How can you tell your child about divorce?
Going through a divorce is a traumatic time for every family member, including the children of divorce. Of course, as parents, you want to help ease the transition and make this period of life as easy as possible. One of the best ways to do this is by figuring out in...
Can you make nesting work for you?
As a divorcing couple with children, you want to prioritize the well-being and safety of your child even through this tumultuous time. One of the best things you can do is ensure that they have a stable home environment. And to that end, bird nesting might serve as a...
What to address in a Tennessee parenting plan
When you and your Tennessee husband or wife make the decision to separate or divorce and you share a child or children together, creating a parenting plan may help minimize conflicts between you. It may, too, give your child a better sense of how life is going to be...
