Living with the Order
When One Home Allows Social Media and the Other Doesn't
Learn who decides on social media when co-parents disagree, what your custody order and state law may say, and how to set one plan for both homes.
Living with the Order
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Living with the Order
When a New Partner Starts Deciding Whether Your Child Sees You
A new partner has no automatic say over your court-ordered schedule. Learn who is responsible and how to keep a record that protects your child.
Living with the Order
Can you take your child out of state for Thanksgiving if the order never mentions travel?
Learn whether your custody order allows an out-of-state Thanksgiving trip, which automatic orders might restrict travel, and how to plan it safely.
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Splitting the Cost of Activities, Braces, and Camps Without the Receipt War
Activities, braces, and camps are not covered by a basic support number. How to agree on who pays, keep the records simple, and keep a child's schedule out of the money fight.
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The exchange is at dinner time and your child is not in the costume yet. What now?
Costume not ready and dinner is close? Get a calm plan for the handoff: what to pack, who dresses your child, and what your order says.
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What costume photos can the other parent post?
Find out whether the other parent can post your child's costume photos, what your custody order controls, and how to propose privacy limits.
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Who buys the costume, and which house does it go back to?
Who pays for a Halloween costume and who keeps it when kids split time between two homes, plus how to put a costume plan in writing.
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Youth Sports in Two Homes: Practices, Gear, and the Sideline
Fall sports mean practices, gear bags, and two parents on one sideline. How to keep the season about the child and not about the parents.
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Parent-Teacher Conferences When Your Child Lives in Two Homes
Fall conference season is here. How to show up for your child's teacher when you and the other parent are not on the same page, and what to do about the report…
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When School Asks for the Custody Order
When the school asks for your custody order: what to give them, who gets the portal and the nurse calls, pickup disputes at the office, and keeping the child out of it.
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The First Week Living With a New Custody Order
The first week under a new custody order: how to turn the paper into a week your child can see, what to tell them, and the systems to build now.
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Will Police Enforce Child Custody?
Police involvement in child custody matters may work against the best interests of the child since it may bring about an emotional disturbance.