Co-parenting requires careful coordination and communication, especially when managing a child’s extracurricular activities. These activities play a significant role in a child’s development, offering socialization, skill-building and personal growth opportunities. ...
What can I do if my ex isn’t meeting their parenting time duties?
"Parenting time" describes the time each parent must spend with their child after marriage. Parents or the court decide these periods, prioritizing the child's needs. However, the noncustodial parent might not stick to this schedule, causing emotional harm to the...
A win-win situation: How establishing paternity benefits both parents
In recent years, more people have chosen not to marry. Instead, many couples decide to live together and have a family outside marriage. With cost-efficiency and convenience as common benefits, cohabitation is a rising trend among partners. Nevertheless, unmarried...
How the 1980 Hague Convention intervenes in child abductions
Child abductions are distressing and devastating situations that affect families worldwide. To help protect children's rights and resolve international custody disputes, the international community established the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International...
Potential post-divorce pitfalls
Divorce represents a quantum shift in family dynamics that impacts everyone touched by the devastation that comes with life-changing events. Upon finalization of the marital dissolution, loved ones begin their journey on a new path while children adapt to a newer...
What are the benefits of virtual visitation?
Virtual visitation refers to the use of technology to facilitate communication and interaction between individuals who are physically separated, such as family members, friends, or colleagues. This form of engagement has become an increasingly popular addition to...
Post-divorce: Can you move with your children?
You and your spouse got married, bought a house, had two children and then decided to get divorced. Initially, when you bought the house, you had planned to stay in that area indefinitely. Now that you’re no longer married, you’re thinking of traveling again – or at...
Can one parent move with the children when they share custody?
A Massachusetts custody order is a court order that carries the full authority of the courts. Parents have to comply with the order established for their family or risk enforcement efforts that could include a reduction in their parental rights or even contempt of...
The process of modifying child custody orders in Massachusetts
When a court issues custody orders specifying how the parents will share parental duties and responsibilities after a divorce, it is guided by the children's best interests. Therefore, if there has been a substantial change in circumstances since the custody orders...
3 tips for divorcing with an only child
Having an only child often comes with challenges that parents didn’t expect. If you and the child’s other parent decide to divorce, there are going to be some points to consider. One of the most important things to think about in the case of an only child is making...
