How a Child’s Opinion Influences Child Custody Cases
Occasionally, parents cite their child’s opinion in residency, access and custody cases, in the hope that this might sway the verdict. On other occasions, the child might want to state their opinion themselves. A child’s opinion might be based on parental conflicts, wanting to be near their friends, or the desire to avoid certain parental discipline (if one of the parents is less...
Approaches to Divorce: Collaborative Family Law
Collaborative family law (CFL) is a process whereby a divorcing couple signs an agreement with a lawyer not go to court. The agreement is however binding to the divorce attorney and not the couple. If one or both clients are not satisfied with the agreement, they can still proceed to court but with a different lawyer. The whole process is aimed at seeking a mutual understanding between the...Avoid an Affair: It’s The Most Difficult Way to End a Marriage
There are many struggles that affect a marriage. From the difficult situations like one partner being less mature than the other, trying to balance work and home life, caring for aging parents, sexual issues or financial issues and maintaining the relationship, it can be difficult to communicate. In a healthy relationship, two partners are able to communicate with one another and resolve...Child Custody Battles and the Assessor
With many divorce and separation situations come child custody battles. Child custody issues can seem rather one-sided at times. Each side has their own case with reasons as to why they are the better parent and the other parent is the world’s worst parent ever. Each side has a way of convincing others that they are in the right by presenting the story in a certain way. Our divorce...How to Reintroduce an Absent Parent After Separation
Parents going through a separation need to ensure that a consistent relationship is maintained between each other, but also that a relationship is maintained with the children. Parents that leave the child’s life can disrupt the child’s life and make it difficult to reintegrate. In cases where one parent has been absent, the other may have moved on to create a new family dynamic....
How to Ensure a Successful Marriage
Did you get married as a teenager? Are you finding that you and your spouse have been arguing more than usual? We’ve compiled some statistics about reasons for failed marriages, and provided you with suggestions on how to improve your marital circumstances. It’s presented in this beautiful infographic below: Your family law needs require more than just an off the shelf solution....