Parenting Plans

After you and your spouse divorce, you’ll likely have to figure out a custody plan. Most experts (and the courts), believe that parents should come to a mutual understanding and create a joint custody agreement concerning their children’s best interests.  A joint...

Parents in Kentucky may struggle with certain elements of shared parental responsibility. Scheduling conflicts and differing personal values can often make it hard for parents to share decision-making authority and parenting time with their children. Ideally, you will...

There are a lot of different factors that go into a parenting time decision when parents get divorced. Ideally, parents will work together to find a schedule that fits for their family. But, if they cannot agree on a solution themselves, the court can create an order...

Some parents breathe a sigh of relief during back-to-school season, as their schedules will open up significantly once the children board the bus on the first day of school. Other families have to scramble to make plans while the children have much less time in the...

Every person in the U.S. has the right to follow the faith of their choice. However, when parents practice different religions, it can lead to disputes about what faith their children should practice. When interfaith couples get a divorce, they must still parent their...

What do you think about the many divorced celebrity parents who go on vacation together as a family? Could you spend your holiday sharing the kids with your ex? More and more divorced families are vacationing together as a family unit. The concept of a post-divorce...

Every divorce involving children is different, but one thing remains the same. The decisions of the judge and parents have to serve each child’s best interests. There is a presumption that both parents should have custody and parenting time. However, this is not...

Trying to reconnect with your children and help them heal after a divorce is difficult. Your children will have intense emotional responses to the disruption in the family unit, and you will likely undergo significant personal changes during that time as well. ...

Doing what’s best for your children during the holidays isn’t always simple when you have a custody order in place. Your children are likely on a schedule where they’ll be at one parent’s home or the other for the holiday, which may make it clear where they should go....

Your job takes you to some pretty far-flung places, both within and outside of the country. Taking the kids with you was never a problem when you were married. In fact, your spouse used to come along.  What about now, when you’re getting divorced? Well, things get a...