The planned activities of family members can easily complicate custody arrangements. Medical appointments, a friend's birthday party and even a vacation trip could disrupt a custody schedule and cause disputes between parents. In some cases, families may face weeks or...
Divorce often brings major life changes, including new job opportunities, housing shifts or the desire to move closer to family support. While these decisions may feel personal and practical, they can carry serious legal weight when children are involved. In South...
A difficult divorce can leave lasting tension between parents, making child custody arrangements harder to manage. Emotions, disagreements and communication problems often continue long after the divorce is finalized. Despite the conflict, children benefit most when...
South Carolina custody orders include details about the division of parenting time and parental authority. Both parents have an obligation to uphold the order until their children become adults or the circumstances make a modification of the custody order necessary. ...
Holidays and birthdays are special events -- especially for children. Parents often want to spend holidays and birthdays with their children. They want to ensure that their children enjoy themselves and make positive memories. When parents share custody, access on...
Parents who must share custody may have years of working together ahead of them. They cannot make the same clean break that those without children or with older children can expect at the end of a relationship. The younger the children are, the longer the parents can...
There are a few different ways to address child custody during a divorce. Joint custody or shared custody means that both parents have legal or physical custody rights. Sole custody means that those rights are given to one parent and not the other. But another...
You and your spouse got divorced when your child was just one year old. You split physical custody, so you both have the child for a week, on an alternating schedule. That worked very well while your child was young. However, your child is now approaching the age when...
Plans always change, even child custody plans. Parents may thoroughly discuss child custody arrangements during a divorce only to have to make changes later. However, making changes to child custody arrangements is not always easy. Parents may need to go to court to...
Parents who share custody usually have a set schedule. Frequently, parents arrange to work and handle personal matters while their children are with their other parent. The children may look forward to spending time with both of their parents, especially when one...