The child custody laws in Florida always have the best interests of the children involved in the divorce as the number one priority.  Several types of child custody arrangements are allowed and one of these is rotating custody. In a rotating physical custody arrangement, both the physical and legal custody of the child is rotated [...]

Who will raise the children is many times the most emotionally charged and highly contested issue of a divorce.  The best way to determine child custody is by a voluntary agreement  between the parents as this allows both parents to create a custody arrangement that best meets their and their children’s needs and desires.  However, [...]

There are many factors that are considered when determining the custody of a child during divorce proceedings.  To help a judge determine child custody, many states have added specific criteria when considering the best interests of the child.  Another criteria that is being added recently is whether and to what degree a child is eating [...]

The divorce proceedings between Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise have brought religious differences in a marriage to the forefront.  Katie was raised as a Catholic and Tom belongs to the Church of Scientology.  While reading articles about the couple’s divorce, some writers hint at, or come right out and say, that the controversial Church of [...]

In divorce cases that involve children, custody arrangements are made that makes it possible for both parents to actively take part in their children’s lives.  However, unseen events can occur, such as a job or military transfer, that makes it impossible for a non-custodial parent to physically be a part in his child’s life. Approximately [...]

A child has two parents.  In today’s society, these parents can be a man and a woman, a man and a man, and a woman and a woman.  A California state legislator wants to add even more parents to a child’s life by proposing legislation that would eliminate the statutory limit of two parents per [...]

Divorce is both an emotional and stressful event in the lives of a couple and their children. When a divorce is contentious and there are issues over child custody, the divorce is even more difficult for all involved.  Parents have strong opinions concerning who should be granted physical and legal custody, and how their children [...]

In one Florida family, it is a tradition to have your initials tattooed somewhere on your body.  Unfortunately for a Florida grandfather, when he carried out this family tradition with his 10-year-old grandson, he ended up losing custody of his grandchildren. Jerry Garrison is the grandfather in this case and said that he saw nothing [...]

Katie Holmes, the wife of actor Tom Cruise, has filed for divorce.  Holmes, the third wife of actor Cruise, has witnessed how her step-children have been cut out of the life of Tom’s second wife, Nicole, and, in an effort to prevent this from happening to her, has asked for sole custody of her daughter [...]

When a couple with minor children separates, many times there are feelings of ill will, especially when there has been a custody dispute.  In recent weeks in South Florida, there have been several incidents that show the volatile emotions associated with handing a child over to a former partner.  One hand-over resulted in a murder-suicide [...]