I have a beautiful six year old granddaughter. I have not seen her in over a year because her mother (my daughter-in-law) and I had a falling out over other family issues. I am heartbroken that my son and daughter-in-law are punishing me by refusing to let me have a relationship with my only grandchild. Is there anything that…
A news story out of Chicago tells the tale of a Laura Derbigney, a Hispanic Catholic woman who claims to have recently been ordered by a court to obey Orthodox Jewish dietary restrictions and keep the Sabbath. The reason? Laura’s husband has a son with an ex-wife – an ex-wife who follows the strict dietary and other rules of…
In this series, we’re taking a look at some Washington cases that shed some light on to what the “best interests of the child” standard means, and how it works when applied to a specific family. Today, in this second article in the series, we’re taking a look at the first of the seven factors that Washington courts must consider…
The Minnesota Divorce and Family Law Blog is an excellent site for both regional and nationally relevant information.
The blog writes about a cool new web tool (no, not runpee.com, the site that tells you when you go pee during a movie). The gloriously simple idea of meetways.com is to let you find a convenient half-way point…
Tired of waiting with your kids for a flaky ex who’s always late for visitation or doesn’t show up at all?
Try this: First, meet at a fast food place, such as McDonalds or Starbucks. If the handoff is supposed to be for 5:00 pm, buy something small, like a soda, right around 5. Then, before leaving in frustration,…
