Articles related to "Custodial Parents"

If the non-custodial parent is behind in child support payments, there are several methods for collecting past due child support.

Judges are divided over the sufficiency of computer contact between child and parent when deciding whether or not to allow a child to be moved to another jurisidiction.

Much research has been done on PAS and HAP as to it's relevance in divorce and subsequent custody cases.

Child support is a concept that is known to many, but understood by few. The major questions most often asked are who has to pay it and how much will it cost.

The reality is that all children have to learn to deal with disappointment, but for children of divorced parents, canceled visits can be a source of trauma and stress.

Children need their fathers for more than child support. Non-custodial fathers have to remain important parts of their children's lives.

Blended families and remarried couples without young children in the home can create a safe and childproof home prior to a stepchild's summer visitation or holiday visit.

A false allegation of sexual abuse against a child is the weapon of choice in vicious custody battles fought in family courts across North America. It should be a crime.

Whether it is summer visitation or holiday visits, there are ways remarried couples and blended families can prepare the household for visits with a stepchild.

When adults enter a new marriage they may want to change the custody arrangements they share with their ex spouse, but is it in the best interest of the children?

Alabama law provides a specific formula for calculating child support known as the Rule 32 Guidelines. Support can be determined by using Form CS-42.

When parents choose to separate, it affects every member of the family in different ways. Children with ADD may have additional negative reactions.

Disciplining is not easy while trying to parent through a divorce or separation. Parents need to understand the importance of setting rules and following through.

Child Protective Service actions can result in difficult to understand legal proceedings, but few realize the state may have to provide a no cost attorney for parties.

Children of divorce may not enjoy the holidays very much due to feeling shuffled around, missing their other families, and feeling guilt over leaving one parent behind.

Child abduction and kidnapping by predators is rare, but potentially deadly, and all parents need to guard against it.

If you're one of those people who has discovered that suddenly single is not all it's cracked up to be, know that you are in good company. Divorce is freeing and lonely.

In May 2008 an Ontario judge ruled that a boy who was severely brainwashed into hating his mother must get help to be deprogrammed from parental alienation syndrome.

Around the country nearly two million men raise their sons and daughters single handedly. These men are heroes on more than Father's Day.

Punishment should be given to those nations, like Brazil, who frequently breach their obligation under the United Nations (UN) international treaty.

Joint custody is good for kids, but the actual child visitation exchange itself can be difficult. Here are helpful tips for making the exchanges easier.

Here are some issues concerning fathers' rights, custody, and mothers who want to move away. These are some things to ask an attorney about child custody and relocation.