Divorce can be an emotionally taxing process, especially when children are involved. For parents, nothing is more significant than ensuring the well-being and future of their children. Custody matters often take the forefront in these cases, and in West Virginia,...
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Child Custody & Support
Joint Custody Arrangements Can Benefit Children After A Divorce
Parents in West Virginia are likely most concerned with helping their children adjust to a new way of life after a separation or divorce. Finding the best custody arrangement can feel overwhelming, especially when both parents want as much time as possible with their...
Adjustments to child support are appropriate in some cases
When parents in West Virginia divorce, and they have minor children to consider, it’s common for one parent to pay child support to the other parent. Child support can help the custodial parent be more financially stable after divorce. It can pay for clothing,...
Nesting is an option for some divorcing parents
When a couple with minor children divorces in West Virginia, determining new living arrangements can be quite a challenge. The divorcing couple may be dealing with asset division, which may mean selling the family home, and they will also be dividing up custody with...
Aaron Carter’s son to be returned to mother’s custody
When a West Virginia parent dies, custody of any minor children usually goes to the other parent without issue. But in some cases, like with the recent death of Aaron Carter, a custody dispute between the surviving parent and other family members can happen. These...
Facilitating a healthy co-parenting relationship after a divorce
It’s safe to say that, when you got married, you didn’t do so with the intention of one day divorcing your spouse. However, circumstances and people will change as time goes on. In some cases, divorce is the best option. A marital breakup is never an easy thing to go...
Know what to expect in a child support hearing
Child support is one of the many elements that can complicate a West Virginia divorce between parents with minor children. The idea behind child support is to help the custodial parent care for the child’s basic needs. When parents are preparing to go through a child...
These strategies can be helpful for single parents post-divorce
If you’re a parent, you would most likely agree that raising children can be a challenging experience. However, raising kids after a tumultuous divorce takes the word “challenging” to an entirely different level. In West Virginia and around the country today, it seems...
Considering a child’s best interests in custody proceedings
Couples with children in West Virginia who are planning to divorce have a lot of aspects to consider throughout the process. Among the most pressing aspects are who will gain custody over the kids. Child custody can be one of the most emotional and difficult items to...
Do you have legitimate cause for requesting sole custody?
Whether your marriage lasted less than five years or longer than 20, if you’ve decided to file for a divorce in a West Virginia court, you have some decisions to make, especially with regard to your children. Like all good parents, you want what is best for your kids....