When looking through co-parenting options, you have likely come across the term "bird nesting". This unique housing situation has helped numerous families of divorce especially in recent years, and it may even help you, too. However, it is important to understand all...
Child Custody
How do I make decisions now that will affect my life (and my children) a decade from now?
There are many aspects to consider during a divorce that will affect your life and your children's lives. Navigating decisions regarding your custody arrangement, parenting time and child support can be difficult, emotional and unpleasant. In Kentucky, the courts...
Is parental alienation affecting your parent-child relationship?
Even though you and your ex-spouse decided to end your marriage, you chose to set up a co-parenting arrangement. With this arrangement, you have your kids during your scheduled parenting time, and your ex-spouse does the same. What happens when you are not around,...
Is the four-three schedule the best plan for parenting time?
In the post-divorce world, you and your ex-spouse want to spend as much time as possible with your children and the court supports that view. Your parenting plan should contain the custody and visitation schedule the two of you select. Is the four-three schedule the...
What is ‘right of first refusal’ in custody agreements?
Whether you and your soon-to-be ex are going to be sharing custody of your children fairly equally or one of you will have primary custody of them, you may want to include a “right of first refusal” in your custody agreement. Basically, if you have the right of first...
How Indiana determines child custody
Indiana law presumes that both parents have a legal right to time with their minor children, as well as a responsibility to support children financially. Divorcing spouses can make a parenting plan that fits their needs or ask the court to do so if they cannot agree. ...
Suspicions of abuse may lead to a child modification request
Kentucky leads the nation in mistreatment and neglect of children, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Ranked as the top state in child abuse for two years in a row, the causes include drug addiction, mental illness and poverty. Between 2018...
What guides custody decisions during an Indiana divorce?
Divorce often gets messy, especially when the couple involved shares minor children. The custody of children often becomes the most hotly contested issue in a divorce, as both parents desperately want to remain part of their children's lives. Worries about the loss of...
Kentucky’s equally shared parenting law receives top rating
On a grading scale created by the National Parents Organization, Kentucky received an "A" for its joint-parenting law. Signed into effect on April 26, 2018, House Bill 528 created the shared-parenting requirement. Each parent must agree to spend equal time with his or...
New marriages can strain co-parenting arrangements
Family law judges in Kentucky and around the country tend to favor co-parenting arrangements whenever possible because research shows that the children of divorce are less likely to develop emotional or behavioral problems when they spend time with both of their...
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