Most of us like to make our own important life decisions. We may seek help from qualified professionals in reaching those decisions, but the ultimate decision is our own. Yet when our marriage disintegrates, we may think we have no choice other than to place significant decisions impacting our families for many future years in...
When one divorced or divorcing parent is a substance abuser, the other parent is forced to be proactive in order to protect the children from harm. It is not an easy job. First, the non-abusing parent must convince the divorce court that the other parent has a substance abuse problem. If there are no prior...
In our last blog, we discussed the traditional view of timesharing for infants and toddles, but in increasingly in recent years, some mental health professionals are in agreement that overnight timesharing with infants and toddlers is a positive experience for both parents and the baby. These experts discredit the more traditional view that overnights should...
Under current IRS regulations, the custodial parent, defined as the parent having the most overnights during the calendar year with the qualifying child, is entitled to claim the dependency exemption for a qualifying child. An exception to this general rule is recognized when the custodial parent releases his or her claim to the dependency exemption....
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