Co-parenting has many challenges. However, parents in Pennsylvania who want to ensure that they are successful as co-parents and offer their children a healthy, stable environment to grow up in can achieve this by developing a positive relationship with each other and...
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...
Tips for fathers to excel at co-parenting
Divorced fathers in Pennsylvania want the best for their children. Being successful at co-parenting is one of the best ways to give kids the sense of normalcy they need. These tips can help fathers be great at it. Be an effective communicator Successful co-parenting...
Are parents allowed to deviate from a Pennsylvania custody order?
Armed with your final child custody order, you and your ex feel equipped to handle any child-involved situation. You have addressed every conceivable scenario that might interfere with child custody and planned how to address these possible interferences. The...
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...
When is it time to take another look at your parenting plan?
It can be challenging to try to parent your child after a divorce. You and your ex both want what is best for your child, but it can be difficult to agree on what best means in every circumstance. As you and your family learn to adapt to life after divorce, you may...
3 New Year’s resolutions for better co-parenting
Sharing custody isn't easy, even if you have the best of intentions. You and your ex may have had some rough patches this last year, especially if your divorce is still fresh. With a new year on the horizon, now is the perfect time to set some goals for better...
5 (more) tips to improve co-parenting for Pennsylvania families
If you have been divorced for some time, you likely know how hard it is to co-parent your kids effectively with your spouse. The issue is critical for Rockledge, Pennsylvania, parents. As such, we like to talk about co-parenting periodically in our blog. A few months...