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Third-Party Custody: What Is It and How It Can Protect Your Family
Custody matters can be some of the hardest issues families face when going through divorce. Determining which parent has legal and/or physical custody, developing a compliant parenting plan and effectively communicating parental needs while placing the child’s well-being above all else is a complex – and stressful – process. Third party custody requests can complicate Read More
Keeping Summertime Easy and Stress-Free – Tips for Divorced Parents
Summer break is a special time for children – no school, warm weather, vacation and time to do new things, or nothing at all. For parents who are divorced, it can mean quality time with kids that creates meaningful experiences and deepens relationships. But summer also has the potential to be highly stressful. With some Read More
Newly Divorced? Helpful Suggestions to Make Parenting Less Stressful
Divorce is a stressful time for everyone involved. For children, the sudden dissolution of the family unit can be enormously confusing. Anxiety, fear and self-doubt all may present themselves individually or at once. Parents face a new life without their former spouse and co-parent. Uncertainty may seemingly cloud every aspect of a divorced family’s new Read More
Finding Harmony in Family Law Issues: The Power of Mediation
As family law attorneys, we frequently encounter clients with preconceived notions about mediation, often shaped by exaggerated portrayals in movies and on television. For those of you familiar with the movie Wedding Crashers, you’ll recognize the scene: a divorcing couple flanked by their attorneys with two mediators across the table, creating an atmosphere filled with Read More
Talking to Your Kids About Divorce: Making the Best of a Difficult Process
So, you and your spouse have made the heart-wrenching decision to divorce. For whatever reasons, you’ve agreed to move forward in one of life’s most difficult decisions. How best, then, to talk to your children about that decision and what the future holds for your family? First, you should start by being honest. It’s important Read More
Modifying Child Custody Orders Post Divorce
Child custody issues are perhaps the most delicate decisions spouses will make during a divorce. In Georgia, the court’s primary consideration in drafting the custody order is the child’s best interest. The judge will take many factors into consideration, including each parent’s involvement in the child’s activities, legal residence, work schedules, personal relationships, mental and Read More