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Summer is Over, Time to Look at Your Child Custody and Support Orders

Summer is over and we will all be back to the school year grind next week. This means schedule changes, new things to buy, lunches, transportation issues, etc. which can all be difficult to coordinate. For blended families...more

Stange Law Firm, PC

The impact of realistic estrangement on child custody matters

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Many are familiar with parental alienation, where one parent deliberately tries to damage the other parent's relationship with their children, often through persistent efforts to belittle or discredit them. Though this...more

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I Guess Going From 50-50 to No Overnights for 19 Months Is a Change of Circumstances

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Since the Child Support Guidelines were amended in the late 90s, the number of overnights with each parent factored in to the child support calculus for cases within the Guidelines. In general, the more overnights meant less...more

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Two Families Now

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Absent a waiver, anyone involved in a child custody case in the Massachusetts Probate & Family court – whether via a Complaint for Divorce, Complaint for Separate Support, Complaint to Establish Parentage, or Complaint for...more

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Child Custody in Iowa: Three Tips For Showing The Emotional Ability To Care For Your Child

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When determining child custody, Courts must weigh all factors based on what the judge feels is in the “best interest of the minor child.” Often, it can feel ambiguous in knowing how a judge may rule under this standard, but...more

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Evaluating Custody Disputes Through Your Child’s Eyes

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Lawyers are a jaundiced lot. Law school is a three year exercise in anticipating what can go wrong whether in a trial or a transaction. The lawyer’s job is to anticipate, and course correct to protect the client. Napoleon is...more

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Two Big Changes to Florida Law that Every Father Should Know About this Father's Day

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This Father’s Day, fathers in Florida have more rights than last Father’s Day. As of July 1, 2023, new laws were enacted in the state. One law requires that a minor child have frequent and continuing contact with both...more

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How Nesting Can Turn Quickly to Custodial Warfare

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Back on October 6, 2023 we wrote about the concept of sharing custody in a setting where the children stay put and their parents move in and out of the former marital residence. We noted then that the concept can work but...more

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Does My Child Have a Say in the Final Parenting Plan?

When a divorcing parent asks this question, their attorney might respond with the common saying, “Children have a voice, not a choice.” In Washington state, the extent to which a child’s voice is heard in establishing a final...more

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Two Families Now: Co-Parenting Course Revised

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The Massachusetts Probate and Family Court has substantially revised Standing Order 3-23, which requires completion of a four-hour online parenting course, which has been renamed “Two Families Now.”  The revised Standing...more

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Nesting – is it just for the birds?

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Clients often ask whether a nesting arrangement (also called “bird nesting”) in a child custody or divorce matter is a good idea. There is no right or wrong answer, as it depends upon the specific separating parents, the...more

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Do Parents have to Consent to Relatives Becoming Psychological Parents?

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It is not uncommon for grandparents or other family members to get custody of other family members when the children’s parents have issues preventing them from caring for their children and/or when there is DCPP involvement....more

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Superior Court “Fans” On Claim that Mother’s Sex Work Should Affect Custody.

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As a trial lawyer, there were many days when I would sit in the back of a courtroom and take comfort in the fact that I didn’t have to decide the custody case that I was witnessing as a spectator. At times the facts made the...more

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Is the Current Custody System Promoting Conflict?

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The first page of the non-precedential custody and contempt decision in T.J.N. v. K.M. more or less reflects a lot of the custody cases we have reported on in recent years. “Mother and Father were never...more

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Holiday Harmony: Scheduling Tips for Divorced or Separated Parents

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During the holidays, families spend time together observing religious, secular, and other personal traditions. For parents living together with their children, planning where everyone should be and when can already be a...more

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How to Discuss Divorce with Young Children (a Divorce Lawyer’s Perspective)

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In many divorces, emotions run high, resulting in hurtful comments, emotional pain, and anger toward the other spouse. For spouses with young children, it can be hard to keep those emotions in check in the presence of the...more

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When it Comes to Shared Parenting, Shouldn’t the Ability to Co-Parent be Paramount?

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Almost like King Solomon suggesting that a child be cut in two so that each parent can have half, more and more, I am hearing about judges and custody evaluators who default to 50-50 shared parenting. Now, that isn’t the law....more

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Co-Parenting Course Required for Divorcing Parents as of November 1, 2023

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The Massachusetts Probate and Family Court has issued Standing Order 3-23, which requires parties to divorce, annulment, parentage, and modification actions involving custody or parenting time filed on or after November 1,...more

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Top 3 Tips for Tackling the Holidays While Co-Parenting

With Halloween, Thanksgiving, and the winter holidays right around the corner, many people are preparing for the fun of the holiday season. For parents involved in a custody action, the below tips will help to ensure that the...more

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Halloween: What Divorcing Parents Need to Consider

Halloween has always been a special holiday for children, and parents enjoy reliving it through their eyes. However, divorce can put a damper on things if the parents do not plan ahead and work together. Here are some tips to...more

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Navigating the Legal Maze of Parental Relocation in Divorce

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Celebrity news often grabs everyone’s attention, especially when it involves a divorce that is playing out both in the court system and in the public eye. Recently, headlines have followed the divorce of celebrity couple Joe...more

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Is Your Kid’s Cellphone A Cause For Good or A Provocation?

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It’s only Wednesday but the Superior Court has already had a tough week in terms of parental insanity. On Tuesday we had T.P v. G.P., a protection from abuse case from Delaware County. There is plenty to unpack here but the...more

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Jewish Divorce Talk: Episode 8 - Narcissism and Parental Alienation Talk

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Host Eliana Baer and her guest Morton Fridman, M.D. have both seen a rise in narcissistic behavior, and subsequent parental alienation, in the observant Jewish community. Dr. Fridman is a board-certified psychiatrist and...more

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Vacation Mode: Five Best Practices for Traveling with Shared Children

While vacations offer a wonderful way for families to spend quality time together as well as relax and recharge, for a parent who is separated from his or her spouse or is otherwise navigating a co-parenting relationship,...more

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Low Conflict Divorces Impact Children More Than You Think: Why Healthy Disagreements are Important for Future Relationships

Did you know that over half of all divorces result from low-conflict relationships? This may seem surprising, but it’s true. When a marriage ends in divorce, especially one that was low conflict, the impact on children can be...more

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