Category: child support
Keeping the Peace: Co-Parenting in a Military Family
Co-parenting your kids across two or more different households is challenging. And those challenges only seem to multiply when one or both parents serve in the military. You and your co-parent often cope with address changes more so than the non-military families. Deployments and shiftwork can be unusual at best and downright unpredictable at worst. […]
Making the Most of Custody Time: Boosting the Dad-Child Bond
Creating an emotional bond with your child can be challenging as a dad, especially if they spend most of their time with your co-parent. You might wonder how to act, what to do or say, or where and when to draw boundaries. You want your child to think time with you is fun. However, you […]
Co-Parenting a Child With Cancer
No one ever wants to hear the words from a doctor, “Your child has cancer.” Yet, tens of thousands of families receive that diagnosis every year. And no matter the type of cancer, the disease affects the entire family. Today, we’ll discuss how to co-parent a child with cancer. Also, we’ll tell you how a […]
Top 7 Dos and Don’ts for Co-Parenting Your Student Athlete
Everyone needs a “thing” that excites and interests them, even children. Your child’s “thing” should help them develop passion, forget troubles, and grow in mind, body, and spirit. Extracurricular activities, like sports, make a wonderful “thing” for children. Every child stands to benefit from the lessons sports teach, like: For a child experiencing divorce, sports […]
Balancing Truth With Protection: How Much Do You Reveal to Your Child?
As children’s brains mature, they ask more questions. It’s not unusual for children of divorce to begin wondering, “What went wrong?” in their parents’ marriage. You may start fielding more questions as they age–questions you can’t give a quick answer to that satisfies their curiosity. How much do you reveal? In some cases, your divorce […]
Do I Still Owe Child Support if I Never Married My Baby’s Mother?
In paternity cases, it’s easy to know who the mother is. That’s not always the case for the father. Men might question their obligation to raise a child outside of marriage. What if the child isn’t theirs? What are their roles and responsibilities if they aren’t married to the mother? We have the answers to […]
How to Stay Out of Court Over Child Care Disputes
Raising kids is always a challenge—even happily married couples won’t see eye-to-eye on everything. But you don’t have to go to court when you and your ex disagree on child-related issues. In fact, the court system would rather you work out a solution without their help. Co-parenting debates clog up the judicial system and prevent […]
Working on Child Support After Losing a Job
Job loss doesn’t automatically free a non-custodial parent from their monthly child support payments. Additional fines and legal troubles result if the parent doesn’t amend their child support payment in the right way. So what’s a parent to do when their income doesn’t meet their financial obligations? Any co-parent who has suffered a significant change […]
What if Your Child Wants to Live With the Other Parent?
If you’re like most parents, preserving a close relationship with your child after your divorce tops your priority list. Despite your best efforts as a parent, don’t be surprised if your child utters, whines, or outright yells something close to: “I want to go live with [insert your ex’s title here]!” How should a stressed-out, […]