Parenting responsibilities do not end when parents in Pennsylvania get divorced. Unless a parent is completely absent from their child’s life, both parents usually continue to develop their relationship with their child after the end of their marriage. In many cases,...
Co-parenting after divorce
When Pennsylvania spouses come to the difficult decision to end the marriage, a host of difficult issues inevitably arise. However, one of the most vexing concerns is likely to be how best to mitigate the emotional and developmental harm the process may do to the...
Can professional services help your co-parenting journey?
Divorced Pennsylvania parents might struggle to make the relationship work, even when they have chosen to co-parent for the benefit of their children. When these conflicts get in the way of successful co-parenting, they have some professional options that might help...
Overview: The various types of child custody
When people in Pennsylvania think about child custody, they typically think it refers to with whom the child primarily resides. However, child custody involves more than the parent who has physical custody of the child. It also includes the parent or parents who have...
Building a healthy co-parenting relationship
Pennsylvania law generally allows both parents to have a relationship with their kids after a divorce. Therefore, your former spouse will remain a part of your life for many years to come if you share children. Making that time as pleasant as possible will benefit...
Child custody laws in Pennsylvania
While marriage can be a wonderful and fulfilling life event for many, they don't always work out. Divorce often requires parents to make custody arrangements for their children. Pennsylvania custody regulations ensure that the child's well-being is the main factor...
How can I communicate with my child’s other parent?
In Pennsylvania, both parents generally have custody or visitation rights to their children. Therefore, if you share a child with your former partner, you will likely need to communicate with this person for many years after the relationship ends. How will you...
Alternatives to alternating weeks co-parenting
Alternating weeks is a custody plan that may sound good in theory but has been shown to have its faults when put into practice. When creating a custody plan in Pennsylvania, the alternating week schedule is the simplest option at face value, but the logistical...
Stepparent adoption: understanding the process
Adoption cases are often challenging for individuals who wish to become parents. Stepparent adoption can be complex since one of the children's biological parents must give up parental rights for the adoption to be legal. If you're a Pennsylvania resident, here are...
How the opioid epidemic has affected grandparent’s rights in PA
It is not uncommon for Pennsylvania grandparents to seek custody of their grandchildren. In some cases, the parents may be deceased or unable to care for the child. Other times, the grandparents may feel that the child would be better off living with them because the...
