IL: Ricky Chekevdia Reunited with Father

When we last posted on this story back in September of 2009, Ricky Chekevedia was finally found after being hidden from his father by his mother and grandmother for 2-years.  (Previous article: Ricky Chekevdia, Kidnapped & Hidden by Mother, Remains in State...

Child Custody, Shared Parenting, What’s Best for Children

When it comes to child custody, we are staunch advocates for shared-parenting. Specifically, we believe that there must be a presumption of equal child custody for children and parents under the following basic provisions: Both parents are desirous of 50/50 child...

Custody Exchanges – How to Handle a No-Show

There are many ways whereby a child custody exchange can be sent into flux.  As unsettling as an outburst or other confrontation from a high conflict parent can be, high atop the list of frustrations associated with a child custody exchange is the “no-call,...

Child Custody Fight Pitfalls – Avoid Them

Education is the key to managing just about every situation in life.  It’s no different for the effective preparation and management of your child custody situation.  The list of circumstances about which you want to gain a meaningful education includes but is...

How Does a Child Custody Journal or Diary Help?

A daily journal or diary of your post-divorce child custody experiences may prove to be helpful in court. As a stand-alone item, it’s not likely to provide any help, after all, anyone can write anything in a daily journal and claim it to be a factual account....

When Child Custody Exchanges Go Wrong

There are any number of reasons why a child custody exchange goes wrong.  The list frequently includes the following willful violations of the child custody order: Show up extremely late to a child custody exchange. Fail to show up for a child custody exchange at all....

A Do-It-Yourself Lesson: Obtaining Important Information

(Contributing writer: Jaynee Beach and parental alienation teleconference guest speaker.) One of the issues many people are faced with during a high conflict divorce and child custody situation is obtaining important information. This information may include...

Announcement: Our Family Wizard Partnership

We are pleased to announce that Mr. Custody Coach has partnered with Our Family Wizard – a wonderful tool to better manage all child custody matters after divorce. At Mr. Custody Coach, we’re always researching ways to help to improve the toughest...

Understanding Intracacies of Child Custody Cases

Each year, hundreds-of-thousands of children see their families altered by the pain of divorce.  Child custody matters are the most numerous in our family court systems today.  Every child custody case is unique and complex.  They are affected by parents’...