Why join stepparents as opposing parties to family court proceedings?
March 25, 2016
The short answer is discovery. While I understand the logic of joining stepparents as parties to custody or visitation proceedings when that stepparent will not
Why not divide up legal custody?
February 27, 2016
Deciding who will have legal custody–final decision making authority for a child–can be one of the more contentious issues in custody cases. Often one parent
Fighting for the last few percent of 50/50 custody
February 6, 2016
I’ve had a few custody cases the past few years in which my client has had a goal of equal time with his or her
That ship has sailed (or implicitly condoning past child abuse or neglect)
February 5, 2016
A decent subset of my custody and visitation cases have one parent raising abuse or neglect allegations that predate an agreement (whether a temporary consent
The risks of rushing into a final order on custody or visitation
December 2, 2015
Most people, at least those who are thoughtful and mature, try to avoid protracted and contentious litigation. This is especially true for custody and visitation
October 9, 2015
Sadly, there are way too many custody in which both parents have “issues” that would lead their fitness to be questioned if the other parent
A child custody reversal that should have been published (and remanded rather than reversed)
July 22, 2015
Child custody determinations are among the hardest family court matters to get reversed on appeal. Because custody decisions are based upon the weight the trial
Hightailing it with the kid(s)
July 4, 2015
When I first began practicing family law in the early 1990's it was a lot easier for mothers (it was typically mothers) to get away
