Helping Families Make Informed Decisions About Their Future
Conflict is not always avoidable in a divorce, especially when it comes to your kids. Of course, you want to secure more time with your children, and protect them – but so does their other parent. These shared goals and desires can quickly lead to a conflict between...
Any plan should include contingency plans, even your parenting plan. Contingency plans address the unexpected, and as parents well know, the parenting journey is filled with the unpredictable. When sharing custody of your child, you must prepare for unforeseen...
Your marriage may have ended quite some time ago. However, as you well know, when you share a child, parents remain in each other’s lives after a divorce, to some degree. The end of March brings us closer to the end of the school year, which can be packed with events...
In the same house, different parenting styles can be a significant source of tension. After a divorce, that tension may not ease when parents must navigate a co-parenting arrangement with opposite parenting styles. In fact, it could escalate. So, how can you handle...
A child custody dispute can quickly get heated. You may not be on good terms with your child’s other parent, but you both want what is best for your child. Even so, it can be difficult to give up time with your child and reach an agreement to share parenting time. If...
Finding love again is a magical feeling. In preparing for marriage, you must also plan for your future – and while that may include a new partner it will always include your children. So, you may worry about how changes, even happy changes in your life, could affect...
When parents decide to divorce, of course their main concern is their children. How will they take the news? How will the divorce affect them in the long run? These worries are understandable, but there are steps parents can take to manage their worries – and...
When parents pursue a custody arrangement, one of the most critical factors North Carolina family courts consider is what is in the best interests of their children. Of course, as a parent, that is already your top priority. You also know all too well that your...
You and your child’s other parent determined that you will share the holidays, rather than switch off years. While this is the agreement in your parenting plan, in practice it can be a bit more challenging. Here is what North Carolina co-parents should consider as...
In your parenting plan, you and your child’s other parent will outline the process of exchanging custody. The plan will naturally include the schedule for parenting time and custody exchanges. However, it may also include logistical information, detailing where and...
