Jan 23, 2021 | Best Interests of Children, Custody, Divorce, Family Law, High-Conflict Disputes, Joint Custody, Parental Alienation, Parental Conflict, Parenting, Uncategorized
We recently posted an article on our social media about Parental Alienation and its harmful effect on children. But recent child development research shows that even experiencing lower levels of parental conflict can lead to mental health problems for children who are...
Jan 7, 2021 | Child Abuse, Children, Custody, Divorce, Facebook, Family Law, Joint Custody, Legal Decision-Making, Litigation, Parenting, Parenting Time, Personality Disorders
These days, most teens and adults have at least one social media page, whether it be on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, TikTok, LinkedIn, or some other platform. Since so many adults have social media accounts, many attorneys have witnessed mistakes that have...
Aug 2, 2018 | Co-Parenting, Custody, Divorce, Family Law, High-Conflict Disputes, Modification Actions, Parental Rights, Parenting, Separation, Visitation
It came on like a silent earthquake. You didn’t see it coming. You never felt it when it hit. But now the foundation of the place where you live has shifted. The cracks in the walls are becoming visible. And nothing will ever be the same. That is the effect of the...
Jul 12, 2018 | Children, Family Law, Parental Rights, Parenting
As a Family Law Attorney and a children’s advocate for 37 years, it angers me that our own government has taken more than three thousand children from their parents at the border. Some have been shipped to locations across the country, while their parents are...
Jun 18, 2018 | Articles of Interest, Children, Co-Parenting, Journal Entries, Parenting, Personal Interest, Shared Parenting, Single Fathers
May 31, 1985 To My Little Girl (6 months old): Since you were born, I have undergone a gradual transformation. What has changed is my entire definition of self – the way I view myself. The change is imperceptible to others. I look, dress, and act the same as I always...
Aug 12, 2013 | Adoption, Custody, Families, Family Law, Father's Rights, Indian Child Welfare Act, Legal Decision-Making, Parenting
I have written several times over the past year about the Baby Veronica case. As an infant, little Veronica was given up for adoption by her birth mother after it appeared that the father had abandoned her. However, the father. who was part Native American, later...