It is very common for married parents to disagree on important issues involving their children. They have to find solutions or compromises and work together. But this gets more difficult when you and your co-parent are divorced. Theoretically, you should still work...
Child Custody & Visitation
Tips to ease the transition into co-parenting
The marriage between you and your former partner has come to an end. In some situations, former spouses might just wave goodbye and go their separate ways. It isn’t as simple as this for you because you have children together. You’re going to need to build an...
Questions to ask when your child needs a babysitter
When developing a co-parenting plan, which many divorced couples are likely to have, you and your child's other parent may have much to discuss. It’s probable that you and the co-parent will have to discuss when your child is cared for, where they’ll go to school,...
Can you relocate with the children after your divorce?
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...
What do you need to include in a parenting plan?
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...
How can help your child overcome divorce fears?
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...
Child custody mediation in Kentucky
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...
Who decides whether you can move with the kids after a divorce?
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....
Help your child adjust to life in two homes
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...
You and your ex have clashing approaches to raising the kids
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...