The winter holidays are fast approaching, and with them comes a good deal of stress. In 2018, a third of Americans traveled during the holiday season, according to AAA. Even without travel, there is still quite a lot going on during the holidays. The holiday season is a time for celebration and many holiday events and the stress and deviation…
Are you expected to pay child support, but not able to visit your child? It can be confusing, but child support does not equal child custody or visitation. I have had numerous calls from distraught parents because their other parent is withholding the child until he or she pays support. Whether it’s court ordered or not, your relationship and time…
Is the other parent of your child seeking custody now that you are asking for child support? You have done the right thing by making sure your child has the support they deserve, but now you find yourself in a custody battle. Unfortunately, it is too common that child support turns into a custody battle, and what is more unfortunate…
Are you unhappy with your custody agreement? You may be able to change it through a modification. These are set by the McLendon standard, which states: “The positive good brought about by the modification must more than offset the inherently disruptive effect caused by uprooting the child” (Fernambucq and Pate 10.06[1]). This means that the party seeking the alteration must…
Any who has ever gone through or is currently going through a divorce, knows that children can make the situation seem more difficult. Along with all problems incurred during this time, fighting for custody of your children is the most difficult. Many parents often ask how the court will decide who has primary child custody. Although there are no uniform…