When a parent absconds with a child or children in direct violation of a custody order – that is called parental abduction or parental kidnapping. Under normal circumstances, either parent can literally take their children anywhere they want, any time they want, for as long as they want, and they’ve violated no laws. It doesn’t [...]
The question about whether or not someone needs an aggressive attorney is reasonably easy to answer, but with some significant qualifications. When you stop to consider that you’re entering into a legal battle over how much parenting time, child custody, and loving interaction that you’ll have with your children for the foreseeable future – it’s [...]
If you want to win child custody and obtain a meaningful share of child custody, you must know that it doesn’t happen by accident. Additionally, it doesn’t happen just because you’ve obtained an excellent attorney. It’s the combination of good practices by you during the divorce and custody proceedings, having an educated and aggressive attorney, [...]
Judges meeting with children in the middle of high-conflict divorce and custody cases is not a practice that is encouraged. However, in some circles, some believe that more judicial discussion with or interviewing of children would lead to better decision-making. Further, it may lead to improved outcomes for children and better protection of their rights [...]
There is a lot that goes into being a good parent or a good step-parent. Guidance, love, care, good communication, and so much more make healthy parents and healthy children. Establishing appropriate boundaries is also an essential part of a blended family dynamic where a child custody schedule will curtail the amount of time a [...]
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 the holidays are no exception. It is our wish that no matter what your specific situation, you are able [...]
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 was caught and arrested this week after taking his son, Luke Finch, from a supervised visitation. He left the [...]
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 isn’t present for the hearing. When the situation crosses state lines, consideration is given in accordance with the Uniform Child Custody [...]
Another in a long-line of high-profile divorce and custody cases, comes Janine Lindemulder’s fight to obtain custody of her daughter, Sunny James, from father Jesse James. Sunny has been in the custody of father Jesse James and his wife, Sandra Bullock for the better part of the last year while Janine was serving a stint [...]
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 and their voracious appetite for scandal, it would appear that neither side [...]
