Children who have both parents actively involved in their lives often feel safer and more secure than those who do not. However, if you went through a Texas divorce and now have an ex you cannot even be in the same room with, co-parenting may not be a feasible option...
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Can parental alienation harm your child?
When going through a divorce, you want to do everything in your power to protect your child. Unfortunately, sometimes a parent's actions or words may actually do them more harm than good. This often happens in cases of parental alienation. Regardless of a parent's...
What happens when child custody and substance abuse intersect?
While divorce proves complicated enough on its own, a marital split in which a parent has an addiction adds unique complexities. How should divorcing parents in this situation handle child custody? Vertava Health offers insights on what divorcing parents should expect...
Can you make home transitions easier for your children?
Helping your children get used to the idea of splitting their time between your home and your ex's will take time and patience. Depending on your custody arrangement, your children could switch between homes as often as every week. Creating a situation where your...
How can I explain divorce to my preschooler?
When you and your spouse realize that you can no longer remain married, you know that breaking the news to others can be a hard part of the process. From parents to joint friends and more, these conversations can be emotional. When it comes to telling your kids about...
What are some signs of parental alienation?
After a divorce, you may worry about how to deal with an ex-spouse who is hostile or aggressive towards you. This person may even end up using your child against you in order to ruin your relationship with him or her. Emotional manipulation According to Real Simple,...
Modifying your child custody agreement if you need to relocate
When a couple gets divorced, it is not unusual for one or both of the former spouses to want to move out of town or out of state for a new job or a fresh start as a newly single person. However, for divorced couples with children, it is generally not possible to just...
Don’t undervalue the importance of a child custody evaluation
Divorce is stressful for everyone, but especially for those in the military. While military divorces certainly are handled differently, there’s one aspect of divorce that is handled almost uniformly: child custody. This is because the focus of a child custody dispute...
Substance abuse can affect child custody dispute
All child custody issues are determined based on what furthers the child's best interests. That may sound pretty straightforward, but the truth of the matter is that there are a lot of factors that play into determining what, exactly, furthers a child's best...
What is the impact of a military divorce on child custody?
Child custody is a highly emotional issue during many divorces and a military divorce may create additional challenges related to child custody that must be sorted out. Fortunately, the family law process provides resources to help military couples who have made the...