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 licensed school psychologist who has a private practice in Palm...

Levi Johnston & Bristol Palin Custody Fight

According to allegations by Levi Johnston, he is suffering some measure of custodial interference by Bristol Palin and/or the Palin family.  This is driving his desire to file for joint custody of their son, Tripp, in Alaska. If you’ve been following the media...

Shaquille O’Neal’s Divorce & Custody Battle Looms

Interestingly enough, the open line of this People article makes a quip about Shaq “throwing a brick” when it comes to marriage.  I guess it’s too hard to believe that perhaps his wife, Va’shaundya O’Neal has “committed a...

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 happy about it at all. In an effort to change...

“Bird Nesting” as a Child Custody or Parenting Arrangement

The terms “bird nesting” is creeping into the family court, child custody, and parenting arrangement vernacular. We’re not entirely sure why. Bird nesting is becoming an alternative post-divorce child custody arrangement in which the divorced parents...

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 economy, the state of Washington has just revised their child support...

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 suggestions about how...