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Co-Parenting Communication Applications
Co-parenting apps are used by parents but can significantly benefit minor children in several ways. Use of the app can reduce parental conflict, creating a less stressful and more stable environment for the child. By ensuring clear schedules for and communication about pickups, drop-offs, and activities, the apps reduce confusion and last-minute changes that would be unsettling for children. Consistent routines provide a sense of security and predictability for children, which is crucial for their emotional and social development.
Specialists
Individuals with legal issues can find specialized lawyers by seeking referrals from other attorneys, utilizing the few legitimate online legal directories such as Chambers and Partners or The Best Lawyers America, or searching academy or fellowship directories like the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers or the International Academy of Family Lawyers.
Claiming a Child for Tax Purposes
Claiming a child for tax purposes is a child support issue. In both joint custody and sole custody cases, even where the child support obligor has limited visitation, courts typically allocate the dependency exemption on an alternating basis so that at least every other year, the person ordered to pay child support receives at least part of the tax benefit for the child they are supporting.
How We Start A Case
Our mission is to educate and inform clients from the beginning of the intake process throughout our representation. We offer transparency about how we bill and about what you can do to enhance efficiency and reduce your costs.
Child Custody Timeline
The child custody timeline is similar in many respects to the divorce timeline. If a child custody case includes an emergency custody motion or has a companion protective order case, this timeline can be skewed.
Jurisdictional Disputes, Child Relocations, and Child Abductions
Our law firm frequently handles child relocation and abduction cases, at trial and on appeal. Our attorneys have worked tirelessly to provide informational resources for our clients, other attorneys, and the general public about the complexities of child relocation disputes.
Child Support While Unemployed: What Is Required?
Child support is an important aspect of divorce settlements, but what happens when you lose your job? As an unemployed parent, you may be worried about how you will meet your child support obligations.
Emergencies
Although divorce and custody cases can sometimes take months or even years to reach a conclusion, there are special laws that permit rapid legal intervention to remove minor children from harm's way.