Last Updated: November 18, 2022 You are going through a divorce and seeing the kids is becoming more and more of a challenge. Every time you show up at the ex’s house, another argument takes place. If you are one second late bringing them back, you are threatened with the infamous, …
Last Updated: December 6, 2022 Many parents disagree on various things during a divorce and child visitation (also known as ‘Parenting Time’) is a big one. Each parent may want to spend as much time as possible with the children. Many parents have similar work schedules, which makes it difficult to …
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How Much Visitation Time is Considered “Normal” or “Average?” Going through a divorce is a difficult process and this is only made more emotional and more stressful when children are involved. When a couple decides to end their marriage and they have children, they must decide who the primary caregiver …
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Last Updated on Modifying a Bad Parenting Plan A child visitation schedule, also called a parenting plan, serves as both a calendar for parents to follow regarding parenting time with their children as well as the allocation of parental responsibility (decision making) for their children. A child visitation schedule (parenting …
What You Should Know About Visitation Rights and the Law When parents divorce or end their relationship, they work hard to gain custody or visitation rights with their children and the last thing they want is for something, or someone, to prevent them from seeing the children. In some cases, …
Last Updated on A child visitation agreement or parenting plan, stipulates the amount of time that a child spends with each parent. In most states, this is referred to as one of the following: a Parenting Plan, a Custody Agreement, or an Allocation Judgment. Whether parents are married or not, …
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Be Creative with Visitation During the Holiday Season Even in the most amicable divorces, there will inevitably be disputes over property, finances, and child custody. In primary custody arrangements, visitation schedules can sometimes make the holiday season a tricky one – both parents obviously want to share these important times …
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The word “divorce” conjures up negative thoughts that may include loss of child custody. Fathers and custody in divorce have not gone hand-in-hand in the past. Though more fathers are receiving custody, many still are not. There is an alternative called visitation that fathers who want to remain involved in …
When one parent is provided full custody of a child during a divorce, the other parent usually receives visitation rights. Some couples may come to a mutually-agreeable decision regarding visitation but others engage in an all-out war, forcing a judge to make the decision. Parents who find themselves for visitation …
Abusing Visitation Rights When a couple goes through a divorce, one of the hardest things they often deal with is custody of a child. Chances are, one of the parents will lose the ability to be with their child every day, and this can often lead to feelings of contention …
Parents who exercise their child visitation rights often expect a particular outcome. If their expectations are realistic, the outcome may not be a surprise. However, if they expect to see their children every day, they may be very disappointed. This leads to the question of how much visitation to expect. …
Having primary custody of a child is not without its struggles. Adjusting to life as a primary caregiver can take some time and then there is the child visitation granted to the non-custodial parent. The visitation agreement may include overnight visitation stays, which can leave the household very quiet and …
