Going back to school after your parents have divorced is unsettling for many children. They might still harbor feelings that they caused the divorce or that they are somehow less of a person than other children because of the divorce. Because of the difficulties that...
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Virtual visitation: Helping parents parent from afar
Child custody cases are sometimes difficult to work through. This is especially true if the parents don't live near each other or if one parent travels a lot for work.These cases have to put the best interests of the child first. This can be a challenge because the...
Virtual visitations can help long-distance parenting situations
A child who has parents who don't live close to each other might end up not being able to spend much time with one of his or her parents. This is a difficult situation for the child. The good news is that the improvements in technology can help the child have a more...
Fight for your right to see your child and build a relationship
When you aren't your child's custodial parent, you might have visitation rights in the child custody order. Being able to see your child and build a meaningful relationship with your child depends on you being able to have those visits. This is one reason why it is...
Know your options for resolving child custody issues
Seeing your child is important because this is the only way that you can build a relationship with the child. For parents who are divorced or no longer in a relationship, the child custody order guides them on who gets to spend time with the child when. It is...
Child custody orders must be followed in most cases
Parents who are dealing with child custody issues know that it is often difficult to force a child to go spend time with the other parent when the child doesn't want to go. This unwillingness can be because of a host of reasons, but one thing is certain -- the parent...
Moves with children can be difficult
In our previous blog post, we discussed how child custody orders can impact a custodial parent's ability to move out of state. That is an area that is very confusing for many people because we live in a country that is said to be free, but for some people the...
Out-of-state moves can have impacts on child custody cases
The changes that adults make after a divorce can often involve moving. For people who live in Shelby County, even a short move can lead them over state lines. Moving to West Memphis or Jonesboro would land you in Arkansas. Moving to Olive Branch would land you in...
Visiting a child virtually can help some parents
For some parents, the likelihood of being able to see their child on a regular basis isn't very high. In many cases, this is because the parent and the child don't live close to each other. Think about a military member who is stationed overseas while his or her child...
Visitation and the parenting plan
While custody and visitation are closely related, they are actually two separate issues. It can often take parents quite some time to come to an agreement on custody, and many times, these matters have to be resolved by the family court judge. However, even once legal...