Here’s some good general information as a starting point for how divorce impacts kids of different ages, and how parents can help. The Center for
The assignment was simple – talk about parent communication in high conflict cases. What lawyers can teach their clients, and why. So simple, and yet
Maybe it’s in your court orders. Maybe your attorney is telling you to do it. Maybe your parenting coordinator has imposed it on you. Maybe
“Forensically-informed” is a term thrown around a lot in family court. Orders will sometimes specify that a person (or child) must see a forensically-informed therapist,
I want to mention a recent (unreported) custody case out of Nebraska, not for its ultimate resolution (which isn’t surprising) but for its description of
Not all parental separations are alike. Not all parental separations have to be disastrous for the children. Social science research tells us that the biggest
Here’s the beginning of my annual Arizona Court of Appeals’ recap for family law cases. In 2022, we have a total of thirteen (13) reported
The title of this post is intentionally provocative. Just about everyone who reads this is sure they’re the better parent. This post is written for
It would be easy to read recent Court of Appeals decisions (Gish for example) as limiting a trial court’s power to appoint independent mental health
The question of whether a parent must release his or her mental health records in a child custody proceeding, for review by the other parent,
Here’s some good general information as a starting point for how divorce impacts kids of different ages, and how parents can help. The Center for Divorce Education has excellent resources for parents.
...The assignment was simple – talk about parent communication in high conflict cases. What lawyers can teach their clients, and why. So simple, and yet so involved. As I make this post go live, I’ve just received an email from...
Maybe it’s in your court orders. Maybe your attorney is telling you to do it. Maybe your parenting coordinator has imposed it on you. Maybe your ex-partner/ coparent is telling you to do it. But somewhere during your divorce case,...
“Forensically-informed” is a term thrown around a lot in family court. Orders will sometimes specify that a person (or child) must see a forensically-informed therapist, which significantly narrows the range of options for therapy. Unfortunately, very few forensically-informed therapists take...
I want to mention a recent (unreported) custody case out of Nebraska, not for its ultimate resolution (which isn’t surprising) but for its description of a therapist’s involvement in a difficult custody case. The involvement is concerning and it’s likely...
Not all parental separations are alike. Not all parental separations have to be disastrous for the children. Social science research tells us that the biggest factor for poor developmental outcomes for children of separation/ divorce is the level of conflict...
Here’s the beginning of my annual Arizona Court of Appeals’ recap for family law cases. In 2022, we have a total of thirteen (13) reported COA opinions (two were consolidated), all out of Division One; plus one Special Action decision,...
The title of this post is intentionally provocative. Just about everyone who reads this is sure they’re the better parent. This post is written for every parent who disagrees with what the court ordered for parenting time and legal decision-making...
It would be easy to read recent Court of Appeals decisions (Gish for example) as limiting a trial court’s power to appoint independent mental health experts to help with the implementation and enforcement of parenting plans. That’s not the case....
The question of whether a parent must release his or her mental health records in a child custody proceeding, for review by the other parent, the court, or a court-appointed evaluator, is at least partially answered in JF v. CF,...
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