Eat up! Feed your kids well right before they go to visit your ex.
Posted October 27th, 2016.
Categories: Child Custody, Custody Tips, Family Law.
It’s not uncommon for one parent to feed the children better than the other. When custody is divided between two households, the kids tend to eat better, and more nutritionally, at one home than the other. In the best of all worlds, both parents would be healthy eaters who would pass on wholesome, low-fat, nutritional […]
Read MoreDon’t allow tattoos, piercings or blue hair on your children without the other parent’s consent
Posted October 26th, 2016.
Categories: Child Custody, Custody Tips, Family Law.
Has this happened in your family? Your child leaves your home on a Friday for an ordinary visit with your ex-spouse and comes back on Sunday looking like a monster. Without your knowledge or consent, your child suddenly has an enormous tattoo on her chest, or your seven-year-old son has a nose ring. Or worse […]
Read MoreNever monitor or record phone calls with the other parent
Posted October 25th, 2016.
Categories: Child Custody, Custody Tips, Family Law.
Tell me if this has happened in your home. The kids are with their other parent and you’re on the telephone talking to them, and you can hear in the background that the other parent is listening in, or coaching the children what to say. Bad news! Don’t let the other parent participate in your […]
Read MoreAn apple a day keeps the custody judge away: How healthy eating habits for your kids will improve your custody case
Posted October 24th, 2016.
Categories: Child Custody, Custody Tips, Family Law.
Do you really need somebody to tell you these days not to feed your kids high calorie, high-fat foods? I’m sure you know the highs and lows: Keep your kids high (in fiber) and low (in fat), and give them snacks and meals that provide calcium, iron, and other important vitamins and minerals. What many […]
Read MoreYou don’t want custody of your kids. What you really want is….
Posted October 23rd, 2016.
Categories: Child Custody, Custody Tips, Family Law.
…parenting time. Or perhaps parental access, or maybe shared parenting rights. Depending on what state you live in, you might have noticed recently that many courts have stopped using the words “custody” and “visitation.” Instead, they’re now using more neutral terms such as “parenting time” or “shared parental responsibility.” Why? For many years, the award […]
Read MoreNever miss your time with the kids….without rescheduling.
Posted October 22nd, 2016.
Categories: Child Custody, Custody Tips, Family Law.
Let’s face it. Things happen, and sometimes you cannot keep your scheduled visit with the kids. Or if you’re the custodial parent, sometimes an emergency requires you to give up your time with the kids for a few hours or a day. Sudden developments at work, family issues, perhaps even your own illness – all […]
Read MoreKeep tabs on cancellations; they may provide powerful ammunition in custody court
Posted October 21st, 2016.
Categories: Child Custody, Custody Tips, Family Law.
Are your children often dejected and dismayed because the other parent continuously misses scheduled visitations? Are you dealing with an absentee father or a missing mother? If your situation involves a parent who gets a joint custody or visitation order and then ignores his or her own rights, then you need to maintain very careful […]
Read MoreDon’t coach your child in preparation for the interview by the judge
Posted October 20th, 2016.
Categories: Child Custody, Custody Tips, Family Law.
Here’s a funny story. Or maybe it’s no so funny. We were representing a father who wanted custody of his daughters. The mother adamantly objected to a change in custody. For a year, the children had been shuttling back and forth between the parents’ homes, and it was time to pick a primary residence in […]
Read MoreGetting a dog or a cat could take a bite out of your adversary’s custody case
Posted October 19th, 2016.
Categories: Child Custody, Custody Tips, Family Law.
Do you have a dog at home? A cat? And how do your kids relate to these lovable pets? Judges don’t like to take children away from their pets. Having a pet as part of the family can help your claim for custody on many levels: First, it paints the picture of a full family, […]
Read MoreMake sure your children’s ID cards match your address
Posted October 18th, 2016.
Categories: Child Custody, Custody Tips, Family Law.
It sounds like a routine administrative task, but it could have important consequences in a custody case: Make sure your children’s identification cards and registration records reflect your home address. Especially where the child has been moving between one parent and another, or where the family has moved recently as a whole, it is important […]
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