Posts Categorized: Divorcing with Children

How Does a Divorced Parent Claim a Child as a Dependent?

It’s tax time and if you’re divorced and were awarded the right to claim your child or children as a dependent(s) on your tax return, here’s what you need to know about filing your taxes properly. The Internal Revenue Code sets out the law about who is entitled to claim a child as a dependent and how to claim it on your tax return. Generally, the dependency exemption for children of divorced parents goes to the parent who has custody for the greater part of the calendar year. In making th...   Read more ...  

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Pet Custody In Divorce – Fighting for Fido

Couples-Fighting-for-Pet-Custody-During-Divorce Once almost completely unheard of, custody battles involving pet ownership are becoming a reality of the 21st Century. As increasingly more civil unions, domestic partnerships and same-sex marriages break apart, it is not surprising that the number of custody fights over who gets a couple’s dog, cat or bird is also on the rise. A recent survey of 1,600 matrimonial lawyers revealed that at least a quarter of respondents saw a definitive increas...   Read more ...  

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Michael C. Craven’s Tips for Helping Kids Survive Divorce

Helping-Children-Through-Divorce When it comes to handling the legal aspects of your divorce, you’ll be hard pressed to find a stauncher advocate than me.  I know just how difficult the process can be, and no one will work harder to help you through it.  Unfortunately, one of the bigger problems with divorce is what it can do to any children involved; they’ve spent their entire lives with married parents, and now that’s been turned upside down. While I can’t fix that prob...   Read more ...  

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Can’t Afford Child Support OR a Lawyer?

In a recently issued opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that “deadbeat” parents facing jail time for failure to pay child support aren’t automatically entitled to an attorney.  In the case, Turner v. Rogers, the father claimed he couldn’t afford either his child support payments or an attorney to defend himself in the case against him. Despite his claims, Mr. Turner was sentenced to a year in jail for “civil contempt”. This was an interesting, but common, situation.  Th...   Read more ...  

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Checking In with Children after Divorce

Children During Divorce Summer is a common time to tell children about a decision to split from a spouse or start divorce proceedings. It makes sense since kids have the entire summer to process the information without it getting in the way of completing schoolwork or clouding social interactions. However, now that kids have headed back to school it may be time to check in and see how they are doing.   Going back to school may reopen some of the wounds the summer helped to heal when it com...   Read more ...  

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How to Minimize the Impact of Divorce on Children

When you and your spouse decide it is time to end your marriage, you have to figure out when and how to tell your kids. It is hard to imagine a more difficult conversation. Then, once you have told your children, you must navigate the tumultuous waters of separating your life from your spouses, all while minimizing the impact of these changes on them. There are so many factors to think about, it is smart to discuss with your spouse exactly how you plan to handle your separation, future disagreem...   Read more ...  

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