Multi-State Fathers' Rights & Divorce Law Blog

During a divorce or separation of parents, a custody determination is often one of the most stressful and emotional decisions that needs to be made. Even in situations where both parents are working together to create a parenting plan in their children’s interests, issues and disagreements can arise that complicate the process. Custody determinations can be made harder when the child refuses a proposed parenting plan or refuses to cooperate with a plan that is already a court order. Divorce and separation are rarely easy on a child, and they can react in many unpredictable ways. It can be hard

Both parents of a child in a custody determination want to spend as much time with their children as possible. If you and your ex-spouse or co-parent are contentious, it can make custody proceedings even more stressful.  In most Midwest states, the court determines child custody based on the child’s interests. In most cases, the court believes it is in the child’s interests to have as much quality time with both parents as possible. However, this is not true of every situation, such as if one parent is deemed unfit. A parent isn’t deemed unfit for not being the perfect