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 of the children move into and out of the a primary residence while the children stay-put. That primary residence [...]

Each day in America, the men and women of the United States Armed Forces - Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines - are placing themselves in danger. Serious danger. They do this so that we and the citizens of other countries may have a better life and future.
Often overlooked in these daily fights is [...]

While we tend to work with people involved in high-conflict circumstances, there are those divorced parents out there who have moved beyond those issues that contributed to the demise of their relationship. These parents work together when it comes to the upbringing of their children and work very hard to disallow any issues from [...]

Our continuing Mr. Custody Coach blog talk radio program has a new show on the schedule for October 7th, 2009.  We will be discussing some of the Dirty Tricks Used in Custody Battles. Live chat will be open and, time permitting, phone calls will be taken so that you may share your experiences and/or [...]

Another case where a parent kidnaps her children to a foreign country.  This time, it’s India and there is no extradition for such an offense.
We’ve previously highlighted the case of Christopher Savoie, currently incarcerated in Japan for trying to retrieve his children, kidnapped by his ex-wife.  Japan is not a party to the Hague Convention [...]

Isaac and Rebecca Savoie, children born of the marriage between Christopher Savoie and his now ex-wife, Norika, were kidnapped by their mother and hurried off to Japan last August.  After the abduction, police issued an arrest warrant for Norika and court authorities gave sole custody of the children to Christopher.
In an effort to reclaim the [...]

Perhaps the single toughest issue facing fathers going through a high-conflict divorce matter - is managing to obtain meaningful time with the children in the aftermath.  Obtaining significant parenting time (custody) of their children is frequently a difficult objective to achieve for a whole host of reasons.
Throughout history, legal presumptions about child custody for [...]

A fight over child custody is one of the most frightening, frustrating, and difficult parts of the divorce process.   It’s always best to come to as reasonable and as equitable a parenting plan that two parents can manage logistically, providing that both parents are fit and willing to do what is required.  Unfortunately, the cases [...]

Would it shock you to learn that it is reasonably estimated that in the United States each year, between 300,000 and 400,000 children are abducted by parents?  Would it surprise you that a large number of these abductions occur during the process of separation, divorce, and/or child custody actions?
It surprised us!
The information comes from:
U.S. Department [...]

The following list probably provides those “in the know” with very little new information.  However, if you’re not experienced or knowledgeable about what goes on in high-conflict divorces and child custody cases, you may want to familiarize yourself with what is potentially to come.  Take a look:

Clean out the bank account or safety deposit box.
Run-up [...]