As elementary and high school students throughout the Clarksville area head back to school this fall, many will struggle to adjust to new schedules and routines. However, for children whose parents recently divorced or separated, the changes related to starting a new...
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Child Custody and Visitation
Information for divorcing Tennessee parents with minor-aged children
If you are a parent who is facing divorce, you are likely to have many questions and concerns about issues related to child custody. In Tennessee, family law judges aim to make custody decisions based upon what they believe to be in a child's best interests....
Custodial interference is a real concern for some parents
For parents who have been dealing with repeated child custody violations, you now know what to call it. Custodial interference is a real legal term and it occurs when one parent attempts to interfere with or disrupt the other parent's physical time with the child....
Child custody decisions can be made without money in mind
Going through a divorce is difficult for many reasons. One of the major difficulties involves trying to separate aspects of your shared lives that cannot easily be split. Another is trying to sort out the practical problems from the emotional ones. Consider child...
Legal options after Tennessee parent abducts child?
While many parents in Tennessee may not be on the best terms, most do not experience dire situations involving a parent abducting their child. Parent abduction occurs when a child's adoptive or biological parent takes possession of their children in a manner not...
How Tennessee parents side-step guilt after a divorce
You love your children. In fact, you would do just about anything for them. After a divorce, however, many Tennessee parents struggle with guilt because they feel like they let their children down. Here is how to break the cycle of guilt and feel confident in the...
Parenting plan can make child custody arrangement easier
If possible, Tennessee courts like divorced, or single parents to reach a level of communication and amicability that allows for cooperation on a parenting plan. A parenting plan is simply a document that outlines topics like pick-up and drop-off times, holiday...
Child of rape can be subject to shared child custody arrangement
When it comes to difficult subjects to talk about, none is much tougher than the topic of rape or pregnancy resulting from that rape. But the reality is that some children are born because of a traumatic event like rape. In the state of Tennessee, it is possible that...
Avoiding common mistakes post-child custody arrangement
Parents in Tennessee who are in the midst of a co-parenting arrangement know how difficult it can be to raise a child when the parent do not cohabitate. Whether the parent is recently split from an ex-spouse or has just finalized a child custody arrangement with the...
Reasonable and fixed visitation rights, explained
For parents who are not cohabitating, some form of child custody or visitation rights are the answer for a child to spend time with both parents. Depending on the specific circumstances, some parents find that one parent has custody while the other has visitation...