Category: Custody
Summer is a time when children can explore their interests, learn new skills, and engage in extracurricular activities. However, for divorced or separated parents sharing custody or parenting time, managing these activities can present unique challenges. Balancing the desire for your child to participate in enriching experiences while adhering to the custody schedule requires careful […]
Parents often ask us “at what age can my child choose with whom they want to live?”. Children may express their preference to spend more time with one parent. Sometimes children ask the question because they are just sad when their time ends at one home, and sometimes, children have a well thought reason for asking […]
As child custody attorneys, we get frequent requests from clients who want help when their ex is badmouthing them to the kids. In this blog, we will explore when these discussions are within the range of appropriate parenting and when badmouthing hurts the children, and lastly, what can a parent do to stop badmouthing. Let’s […]
The religious upbringing of a child is very important for parents of faith. In Michigan, when parents share joint legal custody, they must jointly make major decisions regarding their child’s upbringing, welfare, and education. Most religious parents would feel that decisions regarding faith are major decisions that must be made jointly, but does the court hold […]
By the time you are researching the role of the Guardian ad Litem (GAL), you are probably in the middle of a contentious child custody fight. GALs are not appointed in all child custody cases; rather, having a GAL appointed is quite uncommon. The GAL is appointed by the court to conduct an investigation and make […]
International child custody disputes are always complicated, time-consuming and require skill and knowledge to resolve. The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction is an international treaty that aims to protect children from the harmful effects of international abduction by providing a legal framework for the prompt return of wrongfully removed or […]
Although there is limited research regarding the divorce rate for parents with a special needs child, some studies, such as a study published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, found that parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) were more likely to divorce compared to parents of children without a developmental disability. […]
There are a lot of different terms describing child custody and people often have different opinions about what each term means. A parent will often call us and claim that they “got full custody.” And then their friend really thinks that they really need full custody as well. But what does full custody really mean? Let’s face […]
If you are reading this, you may have just been served with documents that included the words “ex parte”. It may have been a motion, a petition, or an order. You probably received the document from a process server, and that signaled to you that this was pretty serious (and yes, this is serious!). Even if you […]
When a parent fails or refuses to seek treatment when they struggle with mental illness, a divorce or child custody dispute sometimes becomes inevitable. Unfortunately, after struggling as a family unit, child custody litigation tends to be a struggle as well. We’ve outlined some of the difficulties. Lack of Preparation. Some parents end up divorcing the addicted spouse unexpectedly. Their […]