Month: January 2016
Divorce and Separation – A Child’s Perspective
It is always the children that suffer the most when a marriage breaks down and separation or divorce is imminent. They become confused and insecure and their life seems as if it is in turmoil. Here we explain some of the issues from a child’s perspective.
Ex Wants to Move Child to Another State
Dear Esq., I am in Albuquerque, NM, and facing a relocation mediation situation sometime in October. From what I get from my lawyer, there is a “heavy burden of proof” on my ex and her husband of three weeks to show “compelling reason” for them to relocate my son to…
Can Primary Parenting Father Retain Custody?
Dear Esq., I’m hoping you can send me in the right direction. I’m a single parent who has had primary custody of my five year old son for the past four and a half years. My ex-wife has now decided it is time to be a mother and is taking…
How Do We Track Down a Missing Child or Grandchild?
Dear Esq., How do we find an address for our missing grandson? Before custody papers were filed my son’s ex-girlfriend fled with his son. The courts, lawyers, and everyone we have talked to cannot help until he gets an address to serve her papers for visitation. How do we get…
Change of Custody with Unstable Ex ?
Dear Esq., I have been divorced since 2003 and previous to that separated since 2002. I went to court to get joint physical and legal custody since I thought it would be best for the children and the judge granted me this. I moved on with my life and married…
Change of Custody After Child Has Already Been Moved Away?
Dear Esq., I went through a divorce about 3 years ago. Though the divorce was fairly painless, parenting issues have become tougher and tougher. I had moved to a different state for my job, and then returned home to where my son lived. His mother and I have joint custody…
In Our Hearts and In Our Minds: Staying Close To Your Non-Custodial Child Regardless of Geographical Distance
By FamilyWare Nov 28, 2004, 01:54 Summary: How do we, as non-custodial parents, try to maintain a normal relationship with our child, even though in some cases, our child lives 3,000 miles away? How do we maintain a closeness to our children, so close to their hearts, they never forget…
How Do We Track Down a Missing Child or Grandchild?
Dear Esq., How do we find an address for our missing grandson? Before custody papers were filed my son’s ex-girlfriend fled with his son. The courts, lawyers, and everyone we have talked to cannot help until he gets an address to serve her papers for visitation. How do we get…
Change of Custody After Child Has Already Been Moved Away?
Dear Esq., I went through a divorce about 3 years ago. Though the divorce was fairly painless, parenting issues have become tougher and tougher. I had moved to a different state for my job, and then returned home to where my son lived. His mother and I have joint custody…
Ex Wants to Move Child to Another State
Sep 3, 2004, 19:36 Summary: I am in Albuquerque, NM, and facing a relocation mediation situation sometime in October. From what I get from my lawyer, there is a “heavy burden of proof” on my ex and her husband of three weeks to show “compelling reason” for them to relocate…
