Child Custody & Visitation

Divorce changes everything for everyone involved. Couples find themselves having to divide what they have worked hard to accumulate. And children end up having to divide their time between their parents.  If you have finalized your divorce and are considering...

Parents who are divorcing have to think about what’s best for their children. Ideally, anyone in this situation will be able to work with the other parent to come up with the terms for a parenting plan. This outlines all the decisions that are made about rearing the...

Learning that their parents are getting a divorce is a scary time for children. Many worry about what’s going to happen in the future. They may be concerned about what happened to cause the split. Sometimes, children blame themselves. Showing the children that they’ll...

Divorces are a difficult time for everyone involved, but it is essential that both parents come together to decide what is best for their children. Child custody mediation sessions allow parents to work with a neutral third party to make decisions regarding custody...

Couples get divorced in Kentucky essentially every day, and most of them will continue to live close to where they once shared a home. This makes it easier for them to share custody. However, adjusting to life after divorce often means making other big changes....

One of the biggest adjustments that children have to face when parents divorce is having to live in two homes. Each home likely has its own rules and there might be some big differences. As a parent, you have to help your children learn how to enjoy life in two...

As you cautiously navigate the days, weeks and months following your Kentucky divorce, there is one topic that you and your former spouse may never quite see eye to eye on – parenting the kids.  If the two of you were markedly unalike while you were married when it...

Life as a co-parent is often challenging. This is partly due to disagreements that stem from making decisions for your child. It might also be because tensions remain from the end of the romantic relationship.  You must remember that co-parenting is the most...

In divorces where there is significant conflict, especially about child custody, one of the issues that may come up is the risk of a parental kidnapping. This kind of kidnapping occurs when a noncustodial parent takes away their children without permission or refuses...

If you constantly argue with your spouse, you may both decide the best option is to divorce. Yet, the process of divorce can lead to even more arguments. Things you previously did not care about, like who gets the lawnmower, can suddenly seem worth fighting about....