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What is a Parenting Coordinator?

Co-parenting with a former spouse or partner isn’t always easy. In some cases, it may be necessary to have the assistance of a third party who can help to identify potential disputes and assist with finding ways to co-parent more effectively. A… Read More
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Categories: Child Custody
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Domestic Child Custody Laws and Jurisdictional Challenges

If you are going through a divorce or separation and are considering moving out of state with children, you might be wondering which state would have child custody jurisdiction. Jurisdiction is the power that a court of law has to carry out… Read More
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Why Co-Parents Need Parenting Plans

“If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll end up somewhere else.” – Yogi Berra Parenting is sometimes likened to a journey, and the analogy is an apt one; it’s a long road, the path is sometimes uncertain, and it goes more… Read More
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Child Custody Complications in Blended Families

Pop culture depictions like “The Brady Bunch” and “Yours, Mine, and Ours” paint a rosy picture of blended families. Sure, there’s the occasional comedic predicament, but in the movies and TV, everyone settles into one big, happy, family. Blending two families can… Read More
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How to Prepare for an Interview with a Child Custody Evaluator

If you have ever been on a job interview for a job that you really wanted, you understand the anxiety of sitting in front of someone who holds your future in their hands. You want desperately to do and say the right… Read More
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Categories: Child Custody
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How to Handle High-Conflict Custody Cases

Even the most amicable family law matters are emotional and stressful for those involved. The most emotionally difficult cases often involve issues that have to do with the children, like child custody and parenting time. Many parents are able to negotiate responsibility… Read More
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The Role of a Child Custody Expert Witness

If you are a parent of a minor child, it’s likely that the issues in your family law case that are most challenging are those that have to do with the well-being of your child, like child custody. In a contested custody… Read More
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What is Bird’s Nest Custody?

“Bird’s nest custody,” also called “birdnesting” or “nesting,” is an attempt to solve an enduring problem in divorces and child custody cases involving minor children. One of the primary concerns divorcing parents have is the disruption that the divorce will cause in… Read More
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Third-Party Custody Rights in Maryland

As most grandparents, step-parents, and aunts and uncles know, you do not have to be a child’s legal parent to have a deep, meaningful bond with the child. But if you are not a legal or biological parent, do you have any… Read More
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False Allegations in Custody Cases

Child custody cases in Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia are decided based on the best interest of the child. The factors on which a court evaluates a child’s best interest may vary somewhat from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. However, allegations of abuse… Read More
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