Co-parenting, or sharing custody, is one of the biggest challenges involved in many divorce scenarios. People who may prefer to never see each other again have to regularly interact with one another for the sake of their shared children. Conflict is normal when those...
Child Custody
What are the types of custody?
Before you go to court to settle the matter of child custody, it is helpful to understand the different options. The Pennsylvania General Assembly explains there are a few different types of child custody each of which offers varying levels of rights. Legal custody...
Study examines parental alienation claims in custody cases
Some people in Pennsylvania may be familiar with the term "parental alienation syndrome". However, some experts say that it has been misused in custody battles and that it is not scientifically supported.PAS was first described by a child psychiatrist in the 1980s...
Can you stop your former spouse from moving with your children?
Your relationships with your children can help them recover from the stress of divorce. In most cases, children of divorce fare best when they can keep up healthy relationships with both parents. Those parents don’t have to live together, but it often helps if...
Effective co-parenting after divorce
Divorced and divorcing parents in Pennsylvania are often concerned about the well-being of their children. In most cases, both parents plan to remain involved in their children's lives. Whether the parents opt for a shared custody arrangement or a more traditional...
Baby Mama Drama
Antonio Brown may need to retract his wishes for wanting to be traded- and the reason has nothing to do with football. Pittsburgh Steeler's wide receiver recently made headlines stemming from him filing for full custody of his daughter. This legal move comes after the...
How judges make child custody decisions
When parents in Pennsylvania decide to separate, child custody issues can be difficult to overcome. One ex may be concerned that they will lose their close bond with the kids, especially if the other parent maintains primary custody. While joint custody is becoming...
Legal Custody Battle in London: A Daughter’s Dying Wish
Recently a legal custody battle arose between two divorced parents from London involving their fourteen-year-old daughter's dying wishes. The girl, who had cancer and only a short time to live, had begun making arrangements to be cryogenically frozen with the hopes...
Custody and Relocation: What Grey’s Anatomy Got Wrong
Fans of Grey's Anatomy tuned into a full-scale custody trial last week as Callie and Arizona battled over their daughter, Sophia. For those unfamiliar, Callie and Arizona are the parents of an 8 year old child whom they have shared custody of since their divorce on...
Kate & Jon Gosselin: Custody and Co-Parenting Troubles Mount
Die-hard TLC fans will remember Jon Gosselin as the other half of the popular show Jon and Kate Plus 8. Parents, Jon and Kate Gosselin had twins and then, several years later, conceived sextuplets bringing their total number of children to a whopping eight....