As a parent, child custody will be your number one priority in a divorce. You might want to fight to have your child full-time. However, this is not always best. Try and set emotions aside when considering child custody Emotions can cloud your judgment during a...
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Is an alternating week schedule best for your child?
When dealing with divorce cases, most judges in California prefer to give parents joint custody of their children. Ideally, this gives both parents an equal amount of time with their child so they can raise their child as they see fit. Some parents opt for an...
Creating the perfect parenting plan for busy California families
Co-parenting can be challenging. That's all the more reason to set up a parenting schedule that works for everyone involved. While the logistics of transferring a child between households can be complicated, there are solutions for co-parents. What to think about...
Guidelines for determining child support
One of the biggest issues that divorcing couples with children may have to deal with is child support. Though intended to ensure that both parents contribute to maintain the children’s standard of living, discussions of child support can be emotional and contentious....
Markers of a good co-parenting relationship
Divorcing parents in California are probably familiar with the term “co-parenting.” In a good co-parenting relationship, exes may disagree with each other on child-raising issues, but they find healthy ways of working through their problems. It also helps if parents...
How is child custody decided in California?
Everyone who is a part of a divorce in California probably has more questions than answers. This may be especially true when children are involved. Although kids deserve all the possible comforts and considerations during the end of their parents' marriage, they often...
How to avoid arguments when co-parenting
Your divorce is in the past, you're moving on with your life and you've dedicated yourself to providing your children with the best life possible in the future. There's only one problem: Your ex isn't as interested in co-parenting as you are. If you and your ex can't...
Read this before a child custody hearing
You have a child custody hearing coming up. It determines your rights after the divorce. Now, perhaps it's a contentious situation where you and your ex both want custody. On the other hand, maybe you're both on the same page and you just want an official ruling as...
AVOID COMPETING AGAINST YOUR EX FOR THE CHILDREN
After going through a divorce, you probably won't think too highly of your ex-spouse. The children you share with your ex, however, are your world. These conflicting feelings sometimes motivate ex-spouses against one another for the love of their children.Competing...
CHILDREN SHOULD ALWAYS COME FIRST IN CUSTODY DECISIONS
Whether you and your spouse reach an agreement on child custody or a court must decide the custody arrangement, your child's best interests should be the main consideration in the type of arrangement that is chosen. As parents, you and your spouse are probably the two...
