2009: Wishing You a Very Happy Holiday Season
Those of us at Mr. Custody Coach want to take the time to wish all of you a very happy holiday season. Oftentimes, child custody situations leave us varying degrees of upset during special occasions and ...

FL: Paul Martikainen Arrested After Abducting Son
We've written previously about the significance of Parental Kidnapping (Child Abduction) and just how common a situation it is.  We occasionally touch on specific instances of parental kidnapping and this story is no exception. Paul Martkainen ...

Information About Emergency Child Custody
There are many serious circumstances which may arise that would justify pursuing an emergency temporary change of child custody. Most of these emergency orders are undertaken during "ex-parte" proceedings, which means the other party ...

Jon and Kate Plus Eight = 0, Gosselin Custody Matter
Forgive the hokey math reference.  It is intended to show another family with children divorcing and the zero representing the losses associated with it.  For Jon and Kate Gosselin, arbitration may finally be putting an ...

Information: Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO)
The equitable distribution process which occurs during divorce often includes provisions for the reallocation of retirement plans.  This often includes the retirement plans or pension plans of one or both parties involved in the dissolution ...

MA: Second Wives Forced to Pay Alimony to First Wives
A surprise to some, but not all, second wives are shocked to find that their income may be considered in the calculation of alimony payments to their husband's previous wife.  Needless to say, they're not ...

CA: Elizabeth Fontaine Loses Custody of Children - Murders Them
Another horrifying case of domestic violence that leaves two young children dead along with their grandmother and the children's mother - who is suspected of committing the killings in San Clemente, California. Investigators are performing tests ...

Radio Show Transcript: Domestic Violence Interview with Jan Elizabeth Brown
Mr. Custody Coach Blog Talk Radio Domestic Violence with guest Jan Elizabeth Brown October 14, 2009 www.mrcustodycoach.com MICHAEL: Hello and welcome to Mr. Custody Coach’s Blog Talk Radio program. I’m Michael, here with my partner Lexi. LEXI: Good afternoon, everyone. MICHAEL: You might ...

Reese Witherspoon Pushing One-Sided Domestic Violence Agenda
Reese Witherspoon continues her whirlwind tour of the world in support of making every aware of domestic violence.  The only problem with her efforts is that she leaves out an entire gender of victims (men ...

Deployed Military Parents and Adverse Child Custody Impact
Whether you're a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, or National Guard, your life is one which involves the potential for a lot of relocation.  In times such as we currently ...

Custody Agreements: The Parallel Parenting Plan
In our article 10 Top Co-Parenting Tips: Low-Conflict Divorce & Custody Tips, we covered some best practices when the post-divorce relationship between the parents is low-conflict.  For parents who are cooperative and child-focused, there are ...

We Support the ACFC Shared Parenting Petition Drive
Mike McCormick, President of the American Coalition for Fathers and Children, has created an ongoing drive in support of shared parenting - something near and dear to our hearts. Your participation in this electronic petition ...

WV: Paranoia About Christmas Photos Leads to False Accusations?
If not a false accusation, it's certainly a false assumption.  Worse, that the authorities would contend that taking pictures of children sitting with Santa Claus and a choir at a local mall was suspicious enough ...

OH: Sandra Howard Guilty of False Allegation of Sexual Abuse Against Police Officer
Sandra Howard was arrested. When she learned she would likely be facing charges for her criminal behavior, she pulled out the card that is so often used to give woman an upper-hand in such ...

WA: Karen Kristine Sudderth Returns to U.S. to Face Kidnapping Charges 12-Years Later
Karen Kristine Sudderth, today a 52-year old woman, kidnapped her child 12-years ago and fled the United States to Senegal in West Africa, and later to Thailand. Back in 1996, Karen Kristine Sudderth had custody of ...

VT: Non-Biological Mother, Janet Jenkins, Awarded Custody of Child
Parental alienation and custodial interference aren't just for opposite-sex couples anymore.  With many same-sex couples becoming parents through adoption and artificial insemination, a whole new world of parents are being introduced to the plight of ...

IL: Crystel Strelioff, Sentenced for Parental Kidnapping
After what appears to be a severe case of parental alienation carried out during a parental kidnapping, mother Crystel A. Strelioff has been sentenced to 12-years.  Before anyone can begin to celebrate what appears to ...

Parental Alienation in Children as a Mental Illness?
It would seem from a recent article from USA Today (online) that many experts are beginning to see the tragic consequences of parental alienation in children potentially as a mental illness. The article discusses one woman's ...

Alec Baldwin: A Promise to Ourselves
For those people who have been through a high-conflict divorce and custody dispute - this book will resonate as a spot-on condemnation of the family court system, how it functions, and who it fleeces in ...

SPLITTING: Protecting Yourself While Divorcing a Borderline or a Narcissist
SPLITTING: Protecting Yourself While Divorcing a Borderline or a Narcissist

Radio Show Transcript: Choosing a Lawyer Interview with Bill Eddy
Mr. Custody Coach Blog Talk Radio Choosing a Custody/Divorce Lawyer with guest Bill Eddy October 21, 2009 www.mrcustodycoach.com MICHAEL: Hello and welcome to Mr. Custody Coach’s Blog Talk Radio program. I’m Michael, here with my partner Lexi, again. LEXI: Good afternoon, everyone. MICHAEL: ...

Requesting a Continuance of a Family Court Hearing
As usual, family court rules are different in all states and sometimes even within states - rules may be different from court-to-court.  However, there may be times where circumstance require that you ask the court ...

Petitioning for Child Custody Modification on your Own
There are many people who, through no fault of their own, simply do not have the resources available to afford an attorney.  Even if you do have some resources available, do understand that there are ...

WA: Child Support Statutes Updated 10/1/09 to Take More Money
In an atrocious economy such as the one we're all living with right now, don't expect the divorce & custody industry to take a step back and do what it is right.  No, in this ...

GA: Child Custody Employment Programs - Making Fathers State’s Slaves?
I happened upon an article which, at first thought, seemed to have good intentions.  I became curious about what constituted a "child custody employment program."  My second thought was that it would be an expansion ...

NJ: Court Fixes Bug in Child Support Calculations Software
Something about which we've been unable to find any mainstream news reports comes this alarming information from F.R.A.M.E.D (Family Rights and Many Ending Discrimination).  It seems that New Jersey Family Courts have been using a ...

IA: Michelle Kehoe Gets Life Sentence for Killing Son
While the murder of her 2-year old son and the attempted murder of her older son are just about egregious a series of crimes as there can be, we still can't help but notice the ...

NC: Shaniya Davis’ Body Found, Mother Charged with Human Trafficking and Child Abuse
5-year-old Shaniya Davis' body was found in a wooded area in North Carolina.  Her mother, Antoinette Davis, is charged with human trafficking and felony child abuse.  Allegations have surfaced that the mother had offered her ...

FL: Missing 7-Months Old Shannon Lee Dedrick Found, Mother to be Charged
In the United States, parental kidnapping is not as uncommon as some might think. In this alarming Florida case, 7-month old Shannon Dedrick was allegedly kidnapped by her mother, Chrystina Lynn Mercer, along with accomplices Elizabeth ...

Radio Show Transcript: Custody Evaluations Interview with Dr. Robert A. Evans
Mr. Custody Coach Blog Talk Radio All About Custody Evaluations with guest Dr. Robert A. Evans November 18, 2009 www.mrcustodycoach.com MICHAEL: Good day, everyone. You're here with Michael from Mr. Custody Coach.com. I have a special guest today. Dr. ...

November 18th, 2009 Mr. Custody Coach Radio Program
Mr. Custody Coach has scheduled a radio program to discuss the topic of custody evaluations on November 18th, 2009 at 2:00PM EST.  The Coach's guest for the program will be Dr. Robert A. Evans, a ...

Preparing For and Fighting Dirty Tactics Used in Child Custody Proceedings
When parents don't agree that each is capable of raising the children - the custody process will be lengthy and, quite frankly, brutal.  When one or both parents declare the other unfit to perform their ...

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