It’s time to prepare your summer custody schedule with your co-parent. Key points Plan your summer custody schedule early enough to allow time for review and negotiation, considering vacations, camps, and other commitments. Creating a summer custody plan for newly separated and divorced couples requires thoughtful consideration and clear communication to ensure […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A custody battle is brewing in Tennessee—not between parents—but in the law itself. For years, state law has leaned heavily toward mothers in custody cases. But a new bill at the state capitol could change the starting point for custody battles, giving both parents an equal shot […]

When a child is born to unmarried parents in Ohio, the father has far fewer rights than the mother. House Bill 256 would place the responsibility of custody and parenting time on both parents equally − if the father establishes paternity through a test or the child’s birth certificate. “When the […]

The Mississippi Senate advanced legislation Wednesday allowing “fathers to have just as much equal rights to parenting” as mothers, according to SB 2484 as authored by State Senator Rod Hickman (D). The legislation, as presented on the floor by Senator Brice Wiggins (R), states that courts shall issue a rebuttable presumption that […]

By Scott GleesonIngo Weigold, a licensed professional counselor at Centennial Counseling Center in St. Charles, Illinois, sat at his desk as tears rolled down his face. For five years, he had been alienated from his children by his ex-wife, which emotionally harmed his children and prompted him to regularly feel […]