Virtual visitation can be a valuable tool for co-parents who want to maintain regular contact with their children, no matter where they are residing at any given moment. However, if a virtual visitation arrangement isn’t manageable for both co-parents and their shared...
Custody And Parenting Time
What you should know about modifying your child custody agreement
When a court issues orders laying out the terms of child custody and visitation, it does so to serve the children's best interests. However, these orders are not etched in stone. Life is unpredictable, and sometimes changes occur that require modifications to the...
Creating a mutually-agreeable parenting plan
If you and your child’s other parent have decided to end your romantic relationship, you’ll need to take some steps to formalize your new roles as co-parents. The court will insist that you implement a parenting plan as part of your new co-parenting arrangements. This...
What if co-parents don’t agree on vaccinations?
Many children get their first vaccinations shortly after birth. They will then get more in the months and even years to come. Vaccines are one of the major reasons that infant mortality rates have plummeted in the modern world, helping to eradicate diseases like polio...
Legal and physical custody are not the same
When people are getting a divorce and seeking custody of their children, they will sometimes refer to it as if custody itself is just one thing. But there are actually two different types of custody, which are legal and physical custody. It’s quite important to...
Do co-parents have to agree on discipline?
As parents, during your marriage, you and your partner often disagreed on discipline. Maybe your partner is very strict and wanted to punish the children at times that you thought were inappropriate, whereas you were more lenient and wanted to give them a gentle...
Is your child flying as an unaccompanied minor over the holidays?
If your divorce has you remaining in the Sonoma area and your co-parent moving to Southern California or across the country, the most convenient way for your child to visit them during vacations may be by airplane. If they’re old enough and mature enough, you can use...
Maintaining your bond with your kids post-divorce
Despite your best efforts, you and your former spouse just couldn’t make the relationship work. Divorce was the only option left, and that’s the road you have gone down. Thankfully, you settled matters fairly amicably and a child custody arrangement has been put in...
Child custody orders are enforceable in California
Co-parenting can be a nightmare when the other parent constantly violates the custody arrangement. They could interrupt your parenting time by relocating with the children, not adhering to the visitation schedules or denying you access altogether. When this happens...
Mistakes to avoid when creating a parenting plan
Creating a parenting plan with your ex-spouse is an effective way to ensure you and your spouse have a plan for moving forward. A well-thought-out parenting plan will also benefit your children and help them adjust to the situation. Unfortunately, people often make...