Child Custody

When your ex-spouse isn’t following your court-ordered custody schedule and you have to nag them to bring your children home, that’s a big red flag that there could be something more serious about to occur. Parental kidnapping is an issue that some parents end up...

The custody order set by a judge or agreed on by you and your ex determines how much time you get to spend with your children. Your custody order controls everything from how far you can travel during a family vacation to how much child support you receive, as the...

It can be stressful introducing a baby into the mix when your marriage is already on the rocks. Sadly, the stresses that come with sleepless nights, teething and other considerations that come with being a new mom or dad often leads new parents to file for divorce. If...

Most individuals who've gone through a divorce will tell you that it's not an easy process. Parents often use their kids as pawns to try to get underneath each other's skin. They often threaten to have their child taken away from them. There are many valid reasons...

If you're going through a divorce, then you've likely heard your Riverside family court judge say they'll decide what's in the best interests of the child. While that sounds ideal, you may wonder what that means for your family in your specific circumstances. It's...

When a spouse realizes that their marriage is over, they often don't want to put off their inevitable move from the family home. They instead want to get the process over with right away. Many husbands and wives leave their kids behind with the other parent when they...

There are many different million-dollar questions that family law s in Riverside often hear. Something they're often asked is how a parent's gender impacts their chances of winning custody of their child. Although they haven't always done...

When children are born to unmarried parents, the parentage of the mother is automatically presumed. There's no implied paternity for fathers, though. It's generally necessary for a man to take a DNA test to prove that he is indeed the father of a child. It's possible...

If you've recently been told that you're the father of a child, then you may want to confirm your paternity before accepting parental responsibility. Before a Riverside judge will award you custody or order you to pay child support, they may ask you to take a DNA...

The idea of staying together for thesake of the kids is an old one, and it's rooted in the thought that their parents' divorce is universally bad for children. It's going to have negative effects, parents tell themselves, so they can't end their marriages. If they do,...