Unfortunately, occasionally you and your co-parent end up in a heated argument during the custodial exchange (i.e. pick up or delivery or your child). It’s stressful for you and your co-parent and stressful, and maybe even frightening, for your child. You’re afraid...
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Child Custody
What is nesting and can it help our family?
Rebuilding your life after divorce is challenging, and doing so with children involved is even more difficult. In fact, if you are in a joint custody situation with your ex-spouse, figuring out how to parent effectively may be even more challenging than the divorce...
Preparing for a post-divorce relocation
Those who go through a divorce in Pennsylvania are no doubt anxious to move on to the next chapter of their lives. One part of that new chapter may include a move to a new area. Indeed, according to the website Moving.com, over 10% of Americans relocate annually (with...
Does parental alienation trump abuse?
The most common form of custody of minor children, post-divorce, is joint physical custody. Plenty of studies have indicated that children thrive when both parents take an active role in their lives, whether the parents cohabitate or not. I fact, in the rare instance...
Proposed child custody bill discussed in Pennsylvania Capitol
Families in Pennsylvania dealing with custody disputes after separation or divorce face difficult changes. Children are often the most affected, with complex living and visitation arrangements potentially affecting their ongoing development and stability. According to...
What factors are considered in custody modification cases?
Determining child custody in a divorce case can be complicated. The judge presiding over the case must carefully consider several factors before deciding what is best for the children.. Yet, the child custody arrangement is not necessarily set in stone.Life events may...
How can shared custody benefit your child?
As a parent in Pennsylvania, going through a divorce or negotiating with the other parent of the child, you will have to decide what type of custody is best for your child. Do you want to argue for sole physical custody (an extreme and rare scenario), or do you think...
Child Custody Schedules Holiday Visitation
The holiday season will soon be here! Under the best of circumstances, parents may have conflicting work schedules and other complications during the holidays, but it becomes even more difficult when you have two – or more – families who have to coordinate holiday...