Life After Love Gone Wrong Podcast: Season 3, Episode 3 - Understanding the Role of Parent Coordinators
In the UAE, custody of children is governed by the UAE family law, consisting of Federal Decree Law No. 41 of 2024 on the issuance of the Personal Status Law which governs Muslims in the UAE (“Federal Personal Status Law”),...more
RCW 26.09.191, the Washington law on parenting plan limitations (a/k/a “.191 restrictions”), will change this month due to the passage of House Bill 1620. The bill, which was passed by the Legislature and signed into law by...more
Parents are the foremost guardians in a child’s life, nourishing and protecting them during the most vulnerable stages. Parents are expected to be loving, kind and understanding of their children’s needs. However, in rare...more
With today’s growing globalization and mobile workforce, it’s more common than ever for individuals to move to another city, state, or even country in pursuit of a new career, education, or lifestyle opportunity. While these...more
Parents often tell me that their individual therapist, former marriage counselor, or even their child’s therapist should have an opinion about the outcome of their custody case. They’ll ask why the judge cannot just speak to...more
Being a foster parent is difficult. It takes a special person to step up and step in to care for a child in need. And the process of caring for the child can be even more complicated as time progresses and court hearings...more
In the first two parts of this series, we explored how grandparents in Ohio can seek visitation rights and obtain temporary custody through parental agreements. But what happens when a grandparent believes that a more...more
In the first part of this series, we explored the various legal avenues available to grandparents seeking visitation with their grandchildren under Ohio law....more
As your child enters adulthood and embarks on their journey to college, there are many tasks to consider. Among the excitement of packing lists and dorm room must-haves, legal, financial and medical authorities are important...more
One in four parents living with a child in the United States today are unmarried. Of these, 35% of all unmarried parents are living with a partner. In the event the relationship goes south, do unmarried fathers have rights...more
When Governor Kim Reynolds signed Senate File 513 into law (effective July 1, 2025), she fundamentally changed how divorced parents in Iowa handle college expenses. The new legislation eliminates Iowa courts' authority to...more
The legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States in 2015 with the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges decision marked a monumental step toward equality. However, the journey does not end with marriage; LGBTQ couples face...more
Adoption is a deeply transformative process, not only for the child but also for the birth parents and the adoptive parents. The decision to adopt or to place your child for adoption involves a range of legal, emotional and...more
Highly contested child custody cases are hard on everyone. The children's routines change. The parents lose the ability to see their children 24/7. None of it is pleasant. But can parents make it worse? Absolutely!...more
When a child of divorce no longer wants to follow an existing visitation schedule, how does that impact custody orders?...more
On January 1, 2025 the Massachusetts Parentage Act (“MPA”) took effect. The MPA updates and adds to Mass. General Laws c. 46 on “Return and Registry of Births, Marriages, and Deaths,” and Mass. General Laws c. 209C, commonly...more
If you and your spouse are undergoing a divorce with children, there’s a good chance you are thinking about what kind of custody arrangement you will end up with. In Washington, we refer to these as “Residential Provisions”...more
Not a judge. Not a lawyer. Not a therapist. Host Sandra Fava and her guest, Eric Solotoff, Co-Chair of Fox Rothschild’s Family Law Department, explore the role of parent coordinators in New Jersey family law disputes. ...more
As I indicated in my last blog post, Pennsylvania’s Superior Court gave us family lawyers a nice list of issues in Rogowski v. Kirven, 2023 Pa. Super. Lexis 75 (March 1, 2023). In that blog I addressed what I call...more