If you have shared child custody with an ex, you probably know the term “co-parenting.” Co-parenting is almost always recommended by the Courts as being in the best interests of the minor child. However, what if your ex is a narcissist or otherwise emotionally abusive? What if despite your best efforts to co-parent with your … Read more
How a parenting coordinator can help dial down the temperature on co-parenting disputes. If your co-parenting relationship with your ex is seething with conflict, lots of unpleasant confrontations or even screaming fits, a “third parent” may be just the answer. Your relationship with your ex-partner may have ended, but that doesn’t mean your co-parenting relationship … Read more
Domestic violence is nothing new. But our knowledge of how severely it affects children has grown dramatically. This has resulted in an explosion of statutes and rules designed to protect children at the center of parenting disputes from suffering further violence. Generally, the court may restrict both the parenting time of the perpetrator and his … Read more
Co-parenting well is no easy feat in the best of times. Raising tiny humans (and not so tiny teenagers) between two different households takes coordination, diligence, and a whole lot of patience. Quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic has upped the challenge ten-fold. To help you and your child through it, here are 6 Tips and … Read more