Divorce can be a difficult and emotional process, especially when it involves children. Many fathers fear that judges may be biased against them when deciding custody matters. This concern is understandable, but it's important to examine whether there is any truth to...
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Tennessee’s new parental rights law: Potential impact on shared custody arrangements
Earlier this year, Tennessee Governor, Bill Lee, signed a new law aimed at protecting parental rights. While the full implications of this law are still being explored, it has generated discussion, particularly regarding its potential impact on child custody...
Navigating complex custody issues
The U.S. Census Bureau reported as of 2020, custody cases involve 21.9 million children in the nation. Such situations can often become difficult when parents do not agree. Custody disputes can be emotionally challenging for all parties involved, and they become even...
Co-parenting when parents live in different communities
Co-parenting is not easy, but it is more difficult when you do not live in the same community as your former spouse. Despite your parenting plan and custody agreement, you or your spouse may not have sufficient access and time with your children. Therefore, these are...
What is parental kidnapping in child custody cases?
If you are in the midst of a divorce that involves fierce contention over child custody, then your soon-to-be ex-spouse might resort to underhanded means to distance your child from you. This can manifest as subtle parental alienation or blatant parental kidnapping....
Pondering divorce? Know this about child custody
Thinking about divorce often means contemplating a very different life from the one you currently lead. The end of your marriage might mean that you live somewhere different and that your entire daily schedule changes. When you share children with your spouse, a...
How do Tennessee parents update a problematic parenting plan?
There are countless reasons why parents may not like their current parenting plan. Perhaps the Tennessee family courts drafted the plan years ago during a litigious separation, and everything in the plan is now outdated. Maybe the parents created the plans themselves...
Is a neutral custody exchange right for you?
Even if the marriage ends on amicable terms, divorcing parents could find significant stress disrupting their futures. Lasting disagreements over property division or the evolving situation of one former spouse finding a new significant other can lead to heated...
When to consider child custody modifications
One of the downsides to splitting with your spouse or co-parent is if you share kids and agree on a parenting schedule. Provided you're awarded joint custody, this plan will significantly impact the amount of time you spend with your child. While many parents who...
Three facts to know about child custody
For people with children, custody matters are often the biggest dispute in their divorces. It can be challenging for parents to reach custody settlements on their own. People may have unrealistic expectations or may want to use their children like a weapon to punish...
