Which provisions of a parenting plan are most likely to be used as a weapon in a high conflict case? Here are my nominees. Number 3. You need my permission to take the children out of state or out of the country. Many, many parenting plans still include a provision that one parent can’t travel out [...]
Seth Godin’s post today can be easily applied to conversations and emails between parents: “If you escalate (cut off in traffic, angry at the gate agent, frustrated at your boss), you’ve just added (negative) energy to a conversation. If you escalate (high-pitched enthusiasm, a hug, encouraging words), you’ve just added (positive) energy to a conversation. Once [...]
This is a fresh look at a post from March, 2011. Another refreshed post, Part I of this title, was posted on January 20, 2013. Once a parenting coordinator is assigned and you think there are issues to be addressed by the PC, what information does the PC need to get started? What information [...]
This is the third of three posts about Rule 10, Arizona Rules of Family Law Procedure. Rule 10 covers the use of either a best interests attorney or an attorney for the child in a family court proceeding. What’s the difference between a best interests attorney and an attorney for the child? That [...]
