Topic
Parenting Plans
94 published works
Family
Failure to Return Child to Other Parent Leads to Jail Time in Livingston, Tennessee: Levoy v. Levoy
By K.O. Herston
Facts: When Mother and Father divorced, their parenting plan designated Mother as the primary residential parent and gave Father regular parenting time. After Mother discovered their 13-year-old daughter was communicating…
Family
Parenting Plan Modification Fails for Lack of Material Change in Knoxville, Tennessee: In re Caroline U.
By K.O. Herston
Facts: Mother and Father are the never-married parents of Child. In April 2018, the trial court entered an agreed parenting plan that resolved all issues except child support. Mother received 237…
Family
Modified Parenting Plan Reversed in Nashville, Tennessee Child-Custody Dispute: Ash v. Ash
By K.O. Herston
Facts: When the parties divorced, their parenting plan provided for equal parenting time and designated Mother as the primary residential parent. Later, Father petitioned to modify the parenting plan because of…
Family
Jurisdiction to Modify Parenting Plan Challenged in Selmer, Tennessee: Hernandez v. Hernandez
By K.O. Herston
Facts: Mother and Father married in 2005, had one daughter, and divorced in 2006. Mother was designated the primary residential parent, and Father received parenting time every weekend. Eight years later,…
Family
Joint Decision-Making Dispute Examined in Trenton, Tennessee: Cantey v. Cantey
By K.O. Herston
Facts: Mother and Father, the parents of two children, divorced in 2016. They share equal parenting time and joint decision-making authority. Mother was designated the primary residential parent. After Mother remarried…
Minnesota Family Law Blog
Custody in Minnesota: A Review of Critical Basic Ideas — Part 2
By Jason Brown
In our last post on custody in Minnesota, we explored the various factors used to determine custody and parenting time. Now that you understand the basics, it's time to delve…
Ontario Family Law Blog
Your Child’s Voice In Your Separation and Divorce
By Lynn Kirwin
Do you want your child to be heard in your separation/divorce? Are you in mediation and want your child to have a say in the parenting plan? Are you in…
Minnesota Family Law Blog
The Parenting Plan: A Flexible Alternative to a Court Order
By Jason Brown
Nothing is more important than the best interests of the children of divorce. While Minnesota courts can dictate child custody, parenting time and support, parents who can reach agreement through…
Notice of Appeal
Wash. S. Ct. Clarifies Standard for Imposing Limitations on Parenting Plans
By Hunter Ferguson and Manmeet Dhami When considering a parenting plan, trial courts start from the premise that it is ordinarily in a child’s best interest to alter the existing…
South Florida Trial Practice
Understanding Time-Sharing Arrangements of Children in Florida Divorce Proceedings
Florida Statute 61.13(2)(c)(1) provides that it is the public policy of the State of Florida that children under the age of 18 have “frequent and continuing contact with both parents…