As a New York parent filing for a divorce, you must work out an agreement with your ex regarding all issues pertaining to your children, such as where they will live and how much financial provision each of you will contribute. Even if you disagree about a specific...
Child Custody
Some child custody plans include exes sharing a home
If someone were to ask you if you’d like to keep living in the same house with your former spouse after finalizing a divorce, what would you say? There are many parents in New York and elsewhere throughout the country who are doing just that. In some cases, exes are...
Will a narcissistic spouse cause child custody problems?
No matter how long your marriage lasted, if your ex is a narcissist, you may have simply reached a point where you felt that you would rather be a single parent than stay in a toxic relationship. Many New York parents can relate to this scenario. Just as being married...
Is your child custody plan back-to-school proof?
Filing for divorce in a New York court during your child’s summer break from school means that he or she will likely be going through an adjustment period when classes resume in the fall. Your child might have close friends outside of school who are already aware of...
What can you do if your ex-spouse interferes with your time with your child?
Child custody is far and away the most contentious part of many divorces. Part of the difficulty is that the interaction with your child's other parent does not end once the judge signs the final divorce decree. You still have to interact with your ex-spouse until...
3 tips for post-divorce co-parenting success
No matter the reason a couple decides that divorce is the best option for their futures, parents will still focus mainly on the continued growth and maturity of their children after the family has separated. From negotiations centered on property division to the...
Handling visitation hand-offs
New York has one of the lowest divorce rates in the United States. However, when divorces do happen, there are two areas that couples tend to get very testy about. The first is money; it's always hard to divide property. The second is child custody. No parent wants to...
How to create a parenting plan that works
New York law typically allows for mothers and fathers to have equal access to their children. However, it is important that you and your former spouse create a parenting plan that is based on what your child needs as opposed to what is most convenient for the adults....
Visitation options for New York parents
When courts make decisions regarding the physical custody of children, they must weigh many factors. In some cases, the children may be able to spend part of their time with one parent and the rest with the other. In other cases, courts may determine that the...
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie ordered to change custody plans
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are two of the biggest stars in Hollywood, but their celebrity status has done nothing to protect them from an all too common issue that plagues many New York divorced couples: balancing their children's time between their households....