The decision to file for divorce in a Kentucky court is not something you’d take lightly. In fact, it might be one of the most solemn decisions you’ll ever make. Considering how it might affect your children is a top priority, one that all good parents take seriously....
Child Custody
Child Custody
Mediation may not fix your child custody issues
Many Kentucky parents want their children to be affected by their divorces as little as possible. For this reason, they may try mediation in order to resolve their child custody issues since it is less adversarial than going to court. However, not every couple...
How the “better parent” standard fits into a child custody battle
One of the worst situations Kentucky parents can face is battling it out in court just to see their kids. In preparing for a child custody hearing, each parent will be trying to convince the court he or she is the one who should have primary custody. In order to do...
Child custody: Is your ex trying to alienate you?
If your marriage ended with a lot of contention between you and your ex-spouse, you are not alone in your struggle. Many Kentucky spouses can relate to your circumstances. As a parent, your top priority was undoubtedly to protect your children’s interests and to...
Creating a plan of attack to co-parent a teenager
Few Kentucky parents would disagree that the teenage years are some of the hardest. Trying to find the way in a world in between being a child and an adult presents some challenges for the child, let alone the parents. Even united parents in a single household could...
Is it time to choose a custody transfer point?
When you determined that your marriage was headed for divorce, your first thoughts after that no doubt concerned your children. They are your top priority and you wanted to make sure that the changes your decision would prompt in their lives would be as painless as...
Biological fatherhood is not the same as legal fatherhood
Unmarried couples here in Kentucky who have children may not realize that biology is not automatically recognized under the law for them as it is for married couples. This may not be an issue as long as everything goes well, but at the first sign of trouble, it can...
Doing the best for the children even in a high-conflict divorce
Not every divorce can end with parents who act friendly with each other. Elizabethtown parents who want to do what is best for the children but do not think they can co-parent may wonder what to do. They do not want the children in the middle, but they also want to...
Determining parenting time for an infant
Not every relationship between Kentucky parents works out. Sometimes, the parents realize that they will not be together forever when their child is still an infant. When this happens, arranging parenting time could become problematic. There is a need to balance the...
Compelling reasons to negotiate a child custody agreement
For Kentucky couples who are ending their marriages, devising a parenting plan is usually a top priority. Most people already know that they do not have to allow a judge to make these important decisions for them, but they not truly understand the benefits of working...