However you and your ex feel about each other after your divorce is final, your love for your children has not changed. You understand that your responsibility to help raise your kids will continue after your marriage ends, at least until your children are 18. But the...
Month: September 2019
The biggest problems parents face in interstate child custody matters
It can complicate things when a child's parents live in different states or when one parent wants to move out of Kentucky -- and wants to take the kid with them. An interstate child custody case can have many factors to consider: legal, emotional and practical. Why...
4 FAQs about relocation after divorce in Kentucky
There are many reasons why you might want to relocate after your divorce. Maybe you’ve received an amazing job offer in a different city or state, or maybe you’ve decided to go back to college to finish your degree. Whatever the reason may be, it’s important to...
Protecting yourself from paternity fraud
Knowing the identity of a child’s father is important for a number of reasons. If a man in Kentucky is only thought to be a child’s father, a paternity test may be in order to make certain. Such a certainty may be required for situations where child custody and child...
Disputing a paternity ruling
Knowing the identity of a child’s father is important for several reasons. When fatherhood is in question in Kentucky, it’s crucial to have paternity identified for the potential father -- who may want visitation with his child -- and for the mother so she may be able...
A high-asset divorce could have missed financial facets
Often, emotions are running rampant when a couple decides that their only option is to divorce. So very little attention is paid to anything else -- at least right after the decision has been made -- and that includes the financial issues that surround the end of a...
Customize your child custody agreement
If you’re one of many Kentucky parents who are considering filing for or are currently navigating divorce, one of your top priorities is undoubtedly to make sure your children have all they need to adapt to a new lifestyle. Emotional support, as well as issues...
What does parental visitation entail?
Most parents who don’t live with their children want to continue to maintain relationships with them. When parents in Kentucky divorce, but don’t live with their kids, they can still stay connected and close to them through physical custody plans that pave the way for...
Finding hidden assets for property division during divorce
It is more than likely when two people are standing next to each other and prepared to enter into marriage that there is a great amount of trust between them as they say, I do. If that trust erodes at any point in the marriage, it could be that divorce may soon...
Who gets child custody when a custodial parent dies?
No matter how old a child is, the death of a parent can be life-changing. That may be especially so in Kentucky when child custody issues come into play and the parent who died was the custodial parent. That begs the question then, who will get primary custody of the...