Divorcing parents devote a significant amount of time to developing a comprehensive parenting plan, visitation schedule and various custody arrangements. Unfortunately, even with these plans in place, the relationship can change, and meetings can quickly become...

Some adults are able to put their differences aside so they can raise their children as a team -- even when they're no longer a couple. When this doesn’t happen, both the adults and the children can suffer. Unfortunately, there isn’t much you can do to force your ex...

Imagine being in a position where you knew you’d have a tight work schedule after your divorce and have to regularly use babysitters or a day care to watch your child. Despite that, you arranged your schedule to give you the most time with your child and to make time...

There are some strong opinions among family law and child-rearing professionals around split custody (also known as divided custody). However, for some post-divorce family challenges, it might be the best solution – at least for a time. Split custody involves one...

During your divorce, you and your ex-spouse might have gone through a contentious custody battle. Working to establish a custody order was likely a tortuous process. Even with one in place, your dispute may continue if your ex-spouse disregards its terms. Not only may...

Determining child custody is a major concern whenever parents divorce and may even lead to litigation. In determining custody, the judge will weigh several factors to arrive at a decision that he or she regards as the best interests of the children. Because May is...

In vitro fertilization is used by more and more families. Its benefits include enabling same-sex families to start families with biological children rather than adoption. It also helps male-female couples who have trouble conceiving. The former example was the case...

Adoption typically involves parents adding a child to the family unit. This can be done as domestic adoption or international adoption. Other common examples are making a stepparent a legal parent, or even a grandparent or family member adopting the child. While less...