Archives: Children and Divorce

Wisconsin CA decided life insurance provision was in the nature of child support and thus ended when the children were no longer minors.

Co-parenting really does not need 11 commandments. It needs one.

Two questions regarding removal were addressed by the District 2 Court of Appeals in Shulka v. Sikraji. It’s a handy case for family-law attorneys with cases where a client wants to move, but would forgo it if it means losing primary placement.

Thinking about the holidays from the perspective of the kids (rather than themselves) is easier said than done.

The legal system should be less concerned with equalizing placement time and more concerned with plans to deal with the ongoing issues of raising children.

According to the articles, researchers found no difference if the split was amicable or not. The ‘good divorce’ is a myth.

The concept, of course, is so simple that one wonders why it is not universally followed by parents.

There is a common myth that kids want their parents to stay together or get back together. In reality, what kids want, more than anything else, is peace.

Unfortunately, sometimes raw emotions control common sense. The result is unfortunate for both parties – and even worse for the children who are innocent victims.

Joint legal custody is a nice term with no practical meaning.