Children and Divorce
Children and Divorce
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A divorce with children often presents many challenges, but your kids deserve the best out of both of their parents, whether or not you can stand one another. It's important to remember that parents can and should succeed at coparenting.
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Positive Parenting Through Divorce
How do we tell our kids that we are getting divorced? One way to help children through this early stage is (according to age) to openly discuss what is happening in the family. In some cases, it makes more sense for children to hear about the decision to separate from both parents.
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Children's Bill of Rights in Divorce
Marriage is a contract between adults, and when it ends, the divorce matter is (and should be) just between the adults also. Yet, no parental action has a greater impact on children. than the decision to end a marriage.
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The Best Interests of the Child: Factors a Judge May Consider in Deciding Custody
What do judges consider when deciding child custody cases?
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Differences Between Legal and Physical Child Custody
What's the difference between legal and physical custody, and what do they look like?
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Child Custody and Domestic Violence
Victims of domestic violence and their children have access to protection by law. Find out how to protect yourself and your children.
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What to Do If My Child Refuses Visitation
Parents often lament that children have minds of their own, and there's no doubt that this statement rings true for many families. However, there's not a lot of tolerance when a child exercises that willpower by refusing visitation. As a parent you may feel like your hands are tied, especially after a divorce or separation. Learn more about what to do when a child refuses visitation.
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Child Support: How Judges Decide the Amount
How do judges determine how much child support to order? State guidelines are the starting point.
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Enforcing Child Support Orders: Dealing With a Deadbeat Parent
Now more than ever, it’s becoming harder for deadbeat parents to skip out on child support. Strict laws have been enacted to establish and enforce child support orders.
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How to Modify Child Support Payments
Find out how (and why) a court would order an increase in child support payments.