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Custody Battles Over Pets

I’ve heard of nasty child custody battles, but I’d never thought of the same for pets. However, after reading about the concept in a recent Huffington Post article I don’t find it that surprising. After all, pets are like children to many people and even those that aren’t are still beloved by their owners. It’s no surprise that either divorcing party wouldn’t want to part with their pet. Pet custody has recently become a more contentious issue. Cases have risen 23% and Harvard Law now offers a course in the field. While I imagine that pet custody struggles are not … Continue reading →

When homeschooling becomes an issue in divorce

When families decide to homeschool it is usually a joint decision between both parents. However, when families divorce, one parent is suddenly vehemently against allowing the other parent to continue. In most of these cases, it is a matter of punishing and controlling the homeschooling parent… never mind how it affects the child. The thing that homeschooling parents need to most understand is that homeschooling decisions should not be made in a bubble. No matter how strongly one parent feels about homeschooling, it is best to not proceed unless both parents feel as strongly. Don’t’ try to cajole, sweet talk, … Continue reading →

Custody Issues: What’s Wrong When They Get Home?

Custody is such a huge issue both in the single parenting world and the step family or blended family world. It was difficult to decide which category to put this in, but since blended families are usually faced with multiple custody issues, I thought this the best place. There are so many different aspects of custody to talk about, but one of the most common series of complaints I hear is in regards to visitation and returning home. This deals with getting home late, too early, with or without their belongings, with new items and more commonly, the general transition … Continue reading →

Coping with a Child’s Dependency Issues

Often, children raised in single parent homes have a high level of independence. I know that my children have had to learn how to do things and help out around the house partially because there is only one adult in the home. There are times, however, when our children may be wrestling with feelings of insecurity and instability and they may actually act MORE dependent. What can we do when our children are displaying dependency issues to help them work through it and feel more secure? I think we can expect that our children will be more clingy and dependent … Continue reading →

Where do You Go for Suggestions and Referrals as a Single Parent?

There are many things as single parents that we share in common with other parents—whether they are married, partnered or not. So many of our concerns and issues are the same that we can go to the same sources for information and advice. There are times, however, when we need single-parent-family-friendly advice, referrals or suggestions and we might not know where to go to access that help and information… While some general and generic parenting books and articles have been helpful to me, I also have a couple books that are specific to the single parenting experience. Books on co-parenting, … Continue reading →

Let Schools and Others Know When Things Change

The reality of the single parent home is that we become quite adept at adjusting to changes There may be moves or school changes, our custody arrangements may change over time, our families may expand or contract as the months and years pass. We may be so busy dealing with the day-to-day realities of caring for our family that we forget to let schools, day care leaders, and others who need to know aware of how things have changed for our child. I have written before about how our custody arrangement has morphed over the years. Additionally, both my children’s … Continue reading →

Custody Issues and School

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This week marked the beginning of school for students in my county. We held registration on Monday and began classes on Wednesday. Our registration lasts for three hours. During this time, children are given information sheets for their parents to complete. It is completely disheartening to see how many custody issues there are among the families of the students. When looking over paperwork, I noticed that several children lived in a home with someone other than their parents. In other cases, parents began informing us of situations in which one parent could not see or pick up the child from … Continue reading →

Anna Nicole’s Law School Legacy

Anna Nicole Smith’s roller coaster ride through stardom has been constant fodder for the media, but now the former Playboy Playmate’s life (and death) is serving a greater purpose… at law schools around the nation. While most of us were reading about Smith’s turbulent life as we waited in the check out line at the grocery store, students of estate law were following her legal battles as part their class curriculum. Smith’s lengthy, widely publicized legal feud with the family of her late husband, Texas oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall II, over his estate is chronicled in the textbook, “Wills, … Continue reading →

The Case For Joint Custody

Recently I wrote a blog titled: The Case Against Joint Custody. I feel very strongly that joint physical custody, a legal term used to describe any number of configurations where both parents share in the physical parenting time of the children after divorce, is not a cure-all to the problems and traumas of divorce and absent fatherhood. However, there is no denying that the number of joint custody cases is on the rise. And with that comes not only situational benefits but social benefits as well Joint physical custody can be an extremely beneficial way to allow children time with … Continue reading →

What Is Joint Custody?

When parents are first embarking upon separation or divorce, they often hear the term “joint custody”. In fact, joint custody of one form or another is the norm, these days. What exactly is joint custody? Two Types of Joint Custody There are two types of joint custody: Physical and Legal. Joint Legal custody is where both parents have the joint right to share in important decisions regarding the child in the areas of education, religious upbringing and medical care. It has been the norm for the last decade or two. This was step one of the Father’s Rights crusade to … Continue reading →