On January 10, the Maryland General Assembly begins its 2018 legislative session. The Maryland State Bar Association’s (MSBA) Family and Juvenile Law Section Council’s (FJLSC) Legislative Committee actively monitors family law and related…
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What is a Right of First Refusal for Parenting Time? It is the other parent’s right to spend time with the children if you are unavailable to be with them during your scheduled time. It obligates you to offer that time to the other parent befor…
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Parents divorce; children don’t divorce their parents. When it comes to holidays, co-parenting goes beyond keeping to the holiday schedule. Children rely on parents for help. Holidays are no different. Cooperative co-parents help children enjoy…
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This Washington Post Perspective piece discusses issues I’ve written about before (A Parents Perspective On Nesting & Practical Considerations) but also questions the emotional aspects of nesting – for children and their parents. R…
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Last week, I participated in a fascinating, multidisciplinary roundtable discussion about the challenges professionals face in reunification cases. Specifically, when a parent wishes to establish a parent-child relationship when there is none and whe…
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Co-parenting requires acceptance of and respect for the other parent and the child’s relationship with that parent. Co-parents organically succeed at reinventing what it means to be “family” despite separate households. They share the same beli…
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There has been much ado online recently about successful co-parents. Shared family vacations, shared family photos, shared holiday celebrations…even matching t-shirts. This is the ideal when two parents, despite their differences, co-parent organic…
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