You were married for years. You share children, and even though you're divorcing, you both want what's best for the kids. The idea that you need to download a special app on your phone just to communicate with your ex may seem silly. However, there are good reasons...

Rearing a child with special needs can be hard on a marriage. If you and your spouse are divorcing – for whatever reason – you will need to take the needs of your child into consideration as you work out your custody agreement and parenting plan. Whether your child...

After you get divorced, you still have to co-parent your child with your ex. It’s best to have similar strategies and viewpoints, as that lets the child know what to expect. Parents need to cooperate, even when their own relationship has ended. Co-parents disagree all...

Sharing child custody after a breakup or divorce is harder than most parents expect. As a responsible parent, you probably worry about what is going on with your children when you are not there to look out for them. When you know that your co-parent is responsible and...

Many marriages break down once the reality of daily life with the other person sets in. For childless couples, divorce is the obvious answer. Yet, if you have children, the decision is more complicated. Many will tell you that divorce is bad for children, and you...

In the not so distant past, parents who were unable to have in-person parenting time with their kids because of distance or illness simply missed out on the bonding that could have happened. With the advances in technology, these parents and children can now turn to...

It isn’t always easy to determine what’s in a child’s best interests, but this is exactly what has to happen in a child custody matter. There are several things that are considered in these cases, so thinking about them may help you as you try to work out your child...

Many people who are going through a divorce share children, which means that a child custody agreement must be made. Being able to put the needs of the kids first while they come up with the child custody plan might be a challenge, but this is one of the things that...

If you are getting a divorce, the one thing that probably concerns you most is spending time with your children. From now on, you won’t be able to see your kids every day; you won’t be able to read them a bedtime story every day; you won’t be able to kiss them good...

Unless your family is among the tiny minority of families that have to deal with abuse or other issues impacting the custody determination in their divorce, the chances are very good that you and your ex will share custody indefinitely.  Creating and sticking to a...