By Michelle L. Locey | Published March 28, 2018 | Posted in Child Custody, Divorce, Family Law | Comments Off on ABC’s New Sitcom: Splitting Up Together
This week, ABC premiered a new sitcom featuring parents who want to divorce, but are saddled with more mortgage than house value, a situation that faces real-life couples. Like many real-life families, the characters choose to remain in the same home, alternating parenting responsibilities for their children. Lena and Martin, the parents on the show, Read More
Read MoreRecently, the Washington Post reported a study by Canadian and American researchers that concluded that “quality time” is more related to successful outcomes for children than the “quantity of time” parents spend with their children. A bit of history may contribute to this discussion. I would start this history with the decades during which courts Read More
Read MoreBy Armin U. Kuder Anyone involved in a custody action, or even contemplating one, needs to see “What Maisie Knew.” This small, engrossing movie, currently in theaters, captures the awful things that parental combatants for custody can do to a child, both intentional and unintentional. Quizzing a child about what goes on in the other Read More
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