Joint Custody

Is Your Ex Letting The Kids Watch Too Much TV? How To Deal

Common Sense Media | Posted 05.21.2012

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"Is it that bad to let your kids watch Aliens?" My ex-husband posed this question to me -- and he was dead serious. Did I mention that our kids are 6 and 8?

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How To Win Joint Custody

Posted 05.14.2012

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Wondering how to get joint custody? Here's what you need to know, from divorce lawyer Joseph E. Cordell, the author of the author of "Your Civil War: ...

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What You Need To Know About Joint And Sole Custody

Posted 05.01.2012

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Wondering how you can get full custody of your kids? Here's what you need to know, from Judge Michele F. Lowrance, the author of "The Good Karma Divor...

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5 Things Smart Women Do After A Divorce

Alison Patton | Posted 05.09.2012

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"Why do some women do well after divorce, while others get stuck?" a divorcing client asked me, confronting her worries head on.

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8 Unalienable Rights Your Kid Is Entitled To Post-Split

Julie A. Ross, M.A | Posted 03.07.2012

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It's easy to get so caught up in the battles of divorce and the hassles of custody that you forget that your child has certain inalienable rights. A child of divorce, especially, needs to have his or her rights honored and respected.

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When Visitation Phone Calls Are All You Have

Sonya Huber | Posted 10.03.2011

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Split parenting is like walking around on a fake leg. Sometimes there's a hollowness where there should be flesh, but you have to keep walking.

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Parenting While Broke

Jennifer Mattern | Posted 08.31.2011

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By Jennifer Mattern My daughters and I make our way down the Walmart frozen food and cereal aisle. I cast furtive glances around me, hoping not to ...

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When Co-Parents Don't Co-Parent Equally

babble.com | Posted 08.09.2011

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"We have six minutes," I say, my head under my son's bed, looking for his red baseball shirt. It's 7:50 on Saturday morning, and Johnny, age 8, the yo...

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The Reality of Child Support

Bill Swadley | Posted 05.25.2011

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When I wrote about child support recently, I knew I was touching on a hot topic...

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Once Attached, Always Attached

Judith Ruskay Rabinor Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Like many women who divorce, I took my time finding a second husband.

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How Divorce Burns the Soup

Candace Walsh | Posted 05.25.2011

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During divorce, home-life rituals are disrupted. Cooking and regular sit-down dinners are often the first things to go. It's harder to meal-plan, shop...

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Divorce Before the Digital Deluge

Dave Astor | Posted 05.25.2011

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I'm glad my first wife and I separated the year Al Gore got "Supreme Courted" rather than the year John Kerry got "swiftboated."

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Joint Custody and the Holidays: A Side of Sadness With My Cheer

Kristin Tennant | Posted 05.25.2011

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One thing to learn from holiday sadness is compassion. Being sad helps me be a bit more in tune with others who might be missing someone they love over the holidays, or who might not even have someone to love.

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10 Tips For Surviving Weekends With The Kids

Emily V. Gordon | Posted 05.25.2011

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For parents who share custody of their children, here are a few thoughts on how to make visiting weekends with your kids as enjoyable and comfortable ...

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Divorce: Facing Realities With Hope, Not Fear

SaraKay Smullens | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yes, our mistakes and the process of righting them caused our children horrible pain, but our children are so much better off than they would have been had my ex-husband and I stayed married.

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