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No matter what drove you apart, there is one thing that will always keep you together: your children. Your divorce may have ended your marriage, but it did not end your responsibility when it comes to co-parenting your children together — and the more amicable you can make your co-parenting, the better it will be…
New Jersey courts make custody decisions based on the best interests of children. Unless there are circumstances that would disqualify a parent from being in their child’s life — for example, domestic violence, abuse or criminal behavior — courts believe that it is important for both parents to be accessible to their children. However, in…
One of the major concerns non-custodial parents have following a divorce is maintaining a close relationship with their children. Because you are no longer living in the same home, it can be a struggle to sustain that strong bond without making a special effort to stay close. Following these parenting tips can help you avoid…
A parenting plan is an agreement between parents that outlines the custody of their children and covers practical arrangements such as who has the children on which days. A parenting plan will also cover the decision-making process for the children’s education, health care, religious training, and other life decisions. Generally, parents that are able to…
No matter how amicable your divorce, there is no question that it will have some sort of effect on your children. They will undoubtedly experience sadness, anger, and worry — many of the same emotions you experienced as well. After a divorce, it is not uncommon for the noncustodial parent to drift away — especially…
Parental alienation — where one parent tries to detach children emotionally from the other parent — is especially toxic for children of divorce, and therefore highly frowned upon by New Jersey family courts. Both fathers and mothers can be on the receiving end of parental alienation, so it helps to know the warning signs and…
While divorce is the end of your marriage, it is not the end of your — or your spouse’s — role as parents. To help ease the stress that divorce puts on your children, you need to work together to co-parent peacefully; here are five tips that will help you: Share custody. Absent any history…
Parenting after a divorce is never easy. After all, when you and your spouse decided to have children, it was with the idea that both of you would always be there. And even though your ex may still be there for your children, he or she is not there in the same way to help…