Last year I blogged on tri-parenting, or the concept whereby three parents agree to raise a child or children together as a family, with regard to the published New Jersey trial court decision of D.G. and S.H. v. K.S. My previous blog post can be found here.
In that matter, D.G. and his husband,
In the case of M.C. v. P.C. (unreported, non-precedential), Judge Jones explores the issues surrounding mid-week overnight parenting time during the school year and its effect on the best interests of the children. In many cases, both parents live close by and are routinely exercising parenting time on weekdays in addition to weekends. While frequent
Mark Ashton, a partner in our Exton (Chester County), Pennsylvania office and former editor of our Pennsylvania Family Law Blog wrote an interesting post entitled “Listening to Your Kids During Traumatic Times” .
In this post, Mark, from a child’s perspective, lists 15 things that parents going through this process should consider, as follows:
Despite my reputation to the contrary, sometimes I am a softy – especially when it comes to children. Maybe it is due to my own experiences as a child of divorce. Whatever the reason, I read a case today that was heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time.
The case, R.R. v. L.A.C., an
The Summer season can truly be the best time of the year with the kids out of school, great weather, barbecues, pools, baseball and more. Divorced parents, however, often experience stress and conflict at a time when they really just want to sit back and unwind. For those parents, here are a few of the
Custody disputes are often an emotionally trying process where litigants are advocating for what they deem to be in the best interests of the child caught in the middle. Even with the opinion of a custodial expert and months, if not years of litigation, the decision is a difficult one for a trial judge to
You know you are intrigued by the title of the blog, but what does it really mean? I was in a recent mediation session in a divorce matter when the mediator referred to the child as his “client”. What he meant was that the child’s interests and well-being were his primary concern above all else,
I experienced a bittersweet moment this weekend. My family was away for the holiday weekend (the weekend before my daughter’s 11th birthday), and she had a friend with her. All of a sudden, gone was “daddy” only to be replaced by the much more mature sounding “dad” when she spoke to me. I was not
Judges want all issues resolved but especially custody and parenting issues. No issues are more difficult and heart wrenching to decide – especially when facing a true, bona fide custody dispute (and I am not sure that there are really many of those – but occasionally they occur.)
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The New Jersey
For many, the holiday season includes exercising traditional family celebrations. For separated or divorced parents, the season brings about acrimony regarding which parent celebrates which holiday with the children because each parent wants to include the children in their respective family celebrations. As one very respected and wise Judge noted “There is nothing wrong with