» Custody & Parenting Time

As a parent, you are probably used to seeing your child every day, in the most ordinary of ways: when they wake you up in the morning, when you have m… Read More

As adults, we tend to take it for granted that we have control over our life decisions, both minor (like what to make for dinner) and major (where we… Read More

Parenting time is essential to keeping a child’s relationship with both parents strong when parents live in different households. What is now called… Read More

Parental alienation involves sustained efforts by one parent (the alienating parent) to turn a child against the other parent (the targeted parent). I… Read More

In Minnesota, as in most states, courts prefer divorced parents to share joint legal custody of their children, which means making major decisions for… Read More

In Minnesota, as in other states, child custody is decided based on what would be “in the best interests of the child.” The list of “best intere… Read More

Even the best parents have insecurities about how they are performing in that role. It’s easy to wonder if you are being too strict, or too lenient,… Read More

In decades past, it was common for mothers to be granted custody of the children in a divorce, with fathers being given “visitation,” having the c… Read More

Transitions can be difficult for children, especially young children or kids with anxiety issues. One of the most difficult transitions for children c… Read More

We’ve been known to tell people in the past that getting a divorce is kind of like cutting your hair: sure, you CAN do it without the help of a prof… Read More

The key to successful co-parenting after a divorce or breakup  is effective communication. Unfortunately, miscommunication is all too easy, and a fai… Read More

“If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” This quote was probably coined for the business world, but it applies in a lot of other settings, too—i… Read More

In the course of a few months, it seems like the world has turned upside down due to the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe. The most mundane of… Read More