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Designating a guardian of your child

A question I get fairly often is:   “If I die can I designate someone other than the biological parent to care for my child”. The short answer: Yes, but it probably won’t matter. The long answer:  When creating your Last…

Can you force a parent to have visitation with his/her child?

A question was recently posed to me regarding a parent’s ability to force the other parent to have visitation with his or her child. You generally cannot force the other parent to exercise his or her visitation if you have…

Holidays and Divorce

The holidays are here! Can you believe it? For divorced/living separate families, this time of the year can present a whole host of new challenges and anxieties.

Kids, Clothing and Divorce

As trivial as this topic may seem,  clothing as it relates to your kids in a divorce or custody scenario can be a big deal and cause a lot of conflict.   I’ve witnessed people handle clothing sharing many different ways…

Holidays and Divorce: Things WILL Change

The weather outside just dropped from an incredibly comfortable fall cool to a damp and nasty chill in about two hours, and shows no signs of going back. You know what that means. It must be holiday season. Soon stores…

Social Media and Divorce: What NOT to do

Like probably most Americans, I can find myself addicted to social media. With the invent of smart phones, it follows us everywhere, and is an ever-ready source of entertainment almost whenever we would like (Isn’t it cruel that grocery stores…

Custody à la Pauly D. with a side of Las Vegas and the Jersey Shore

MTV is famous for taking lots of volatile individuals, putting them in ridiculous situations, and then taping the chaos that ensues. If you have ever suspected that the drama was just completely contrived by MTV’s producers and a creative use…

Tips for Teacher Parent Relationships after a Divorce

1. Teachers, private or public, are not in the business of enforcing custody or domestic relations disputes. You would not believe how often this is a problem. School is the focal point of most children’s days from age 5 to…

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