Tweet Yes. No. Maybe. To be honest, I’m not really sure. What I do know is that lots of people make the mistake of waiting too long to call a lawyer – like when things have gone bad and there is nothing that we can do to help. I’ve written previously about this here. Here…
Category Archives: Child Custody
Do I need to have a custody evaluation?
Tweet One of the most difficult parts of getting divorced is the potential to negatively impact the children. As a parent myself, I can’t imagine how difficult it would be to not see my son or daughter on a daily basis. The best thing that you can do as a parent to make this easier…
Mom with Breast Cancer loses Custody of kids
Tweet A Mom in Durham, NC recently lost custody of her children because she was diagnosed with breast cancer. In an extremely sad case, and yet another shining example of why collaborative law is such a promising tool for resolving family law conflicts, Alaina Giordano has lost custody of her two children because of a…
Divorce and kids around the holidays… Ugh…
Tweet The Holidays are hard enough for those of us that aren’t divorced. Figuring out which relatives you are going to see when, packing the car, getting the dogs to the kennel, coordinating the cat sitter, driving across the country to visit family…. and the list goes on and on. And I’m not divorced. It’s…
Collaborative Divorce is great for the kids
Tweet I came across a great article today that illustrates just why collaborative divorce can be such a great thing for the children of divorce. The article profiles a family from Rochester, New York that is going through a collaborative divorce with children – successfully. On anther note – I was forced to go to…
What is the true “cost” of divorce in Cary?
Tweet I came across a podcast today by a divorce lawyer in Boston, Massachusetts who discussed the “cost” of getting divorced. Here are some of the questions he was asked, with my answers. You hear in the news about couples staying together simply because the cost of divorce is too high. What makes getting a…
Child Custody in Cary
Tweet I just finished watching another heart-breaking loss by my favorite professional football team – but what has me torn up more than that was how one of the announcers was telling the story of one of the players and what a great person he was be cause he just finished a two year custody…
Divorce and Child Custody in Cary
Tweet One of the scariest parts of getting divorced is the legal limbo that you go through while waiting for matters of Child Custody to get sorted out. Whether you live in Cary or Raleigh, if you choose to get this sorted out in the courts, you will be in front of one of the…
Divorce during the Holidays – What to do?
Tweet As we come upon the end of summer and the Labor Day weekend, it is important to make sure that you stay calm and collected during the weekend’s festivities. Whether you are just thinking about the idea of separating from your spouse, your divorce is in its final stages, or you are somewhere in…
Can Virtual Visitation replace actual visitation?
Tweet It seems that the idea of “virtual visitation” (i.e. using video-conferencing services such as skype, ichat, etc.) has become all the rage in recent months, especially after a court in New York ordered three skype visits per week between a father and his children that were being moved to Florida. Baker v. Baker (New…