Child Custody

A common source of disagreement for divorced parents in Pennsylvania is child custody and visitation. This is true whether the marriage was short-term or long-term. Children and related issues make divorce difficult, but it is useful to avoid acrimony with...

It can be tempting for a parent to use their child as leverage after a divorce. Bitterness, hostility and anger can make a person feel like the only way they can get back at the ex is to refuse visitation. If a court has granted a non-custodial parent visitation...

Marital discord can lead to some Pennsylvania couples deciding that divorce is the only option and that co-parenting the children from different households is best for everyone involved. Some individuals are dealing with an ex-spouse who is a narcissist. They may find...

Pennsylvania parents and others who are denied the right to visit with their child may eventually be able to obtain the right. The first step toward doing so is to determine why visitation rights were denied. For instance, a judge may have felt that a parent could put...

Pennsylvania parents deciding to divorce may be concerned about how they can best protect the parent-child relationship despite the end of a marriage. Divorce can be a difficult time for children. They may feel like they are supposed to be on one parent's side, or...

Supervised visitation can be an essential tool to protect a child's well-being in Pennsylvania even while preserving the relationship with a troubled or complicated parent. Most family courts prefer joint custody, which is when both parents share roughly equal time...

It's not uncommon for parents to feel like they're not getting as much out of their parent time as they'd like to. Whether you're freshly divorced and transitioning into a custody routine or simply trying to pull your teen away from a video game, it can be challenging...

Pennsylvania parents who are deciding on child custody could be faced with a difficult process although every individual case is different. That wasn't always true in the past when the vast majority of custody cases were decided entirely in favor of the mother. Now,...

For many years, it was almost automatic that fathers received custody of children in a divorce. In the middle of the 20th century, that flipped and child custody often went to mothers while fathers received custody on holidays and weekends. In recent years, judges go...

Fighting parents can have life-long lasting effects on their child's ability to trust in both romantic and platonic relationships. If you believe your ex-spouse is exposing your child to negative opinions about you, it's important not to stand by. Talk it out The...