For several military parents a deployment to serve their country can cost them dearly in a custody battle.  While parts of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act applies to military child custody cases, granting more time for troops to respond and prohibiting judgments against parents while they are deployed, there has  been a movement for [...]

The school year has just started.  Hopefully the decision as to where your children will be spending the school year has been made.  As more and more parents agree to a joint physical custody arrangement, disputes over what school the kids are going to increase.  When one parent has sole physical custody it is usually [...]

Stories on joint physical custody arrangements seem to be everywhere lately.  Many states and countries are moving towards some sort of presumption towards joint physical custody.  Joint schedules can work great for parents dedicated to working together for their children.  But in families where the parents are working against each other instead of with each [...]

One of the most difficult things in any paternity or divorce case is figuring out the schedule for your children – this comes into play when talking about both physical custody and parenting time.
 
In Minnesota, physical custody is the routine, daily care of the children.  Parties can have joint physical custody, or one party can [...]

As social networking websites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Myspace gain in popularity, attorneys are dealing with issues regarding the use, or misuse, of these sites.  Employers are using these sites to check up on employees, litigants are using these sites to uncover dirt on opposing sides and witnesses, and in family law cases, parties [...]