We live in a global world where parents may be from different countries. This means that when a relationship breaks down that a question may arise about where the children are going to live if one of the parents decides to return to their native country. Because this is such an important decision we don’t [...]
Do you know who actually writes the orders in most Oklahoma court cases? Not the judges, they have more important things to do. Most of the final written orders that you will see have been drafted by one of the attorneys in the case. Does this surprise you? Well, if that does — you certainly [...]
Have you ever heard of Cash Medical ? It is a part of the child support laws that require the person paying child support (called the Obligor) to pay for a portion of the cost of the state’s medicaid program, which in Oklahoma is called Soonercare. How does it work? If a child is on [...]
Have you got a plan for college for your teenager? This is something that we are thinking about as our older son finishes up his 8th grade year at Longfellow Middle School. Today, I took a trip to the library in Norman to look through a few books on the subject. The best book I [...]
Sex! I thought that would get your attention. This blog is about divorce and family law. Do you think that sex has anything to do with that? Of course, it does — a whole lot of it. That being said — and established, in my opinion — I firmly posit that the better we understand [...]
So you have tried and tried but have been unable to get the other parent to follow the court order? Have you have tried all the tips and tricks we discussed in Asking for Additional Time and Standard Visitation is Not Enough? If so, then it may be time to ask for help from the [...]
Over the past few posts I have been discussing methods for the non-custodial parent to increase his visitation. Today I discuss how to say no to those requests that you are receiving from the non-custodial parent. So, how does one say “no” to a request for extra visitation? I tell you how to do it [...]
Want to change up the parenting schedule, but can’t get the other parent to agree? You made need to change your approach. I have noticed that many people with visitation problems don’t seem to be able to effectively ask for additional visitation or modification to their custody schedules. In this post, I break down the [...]
Holy Halloween, Batman! Did you know that the Cleveland County Standard Minimum Visitation Schedule does not divide holidays such as Halloween or Easter? Did you know it doesn’t address birthdays either? At best it is designed to supply about 90-120 overnight visits for the non-custodial parent. Although, designed to be the minimum visitation schedule [...]
For over a year I have had an idle thought that what Oklahoma needs is a resource (whether online or print) that regularly gives parents ideas about what there is to do in the Oklahoma City metro area with their children. I had even thought about developing such an idea for my law office’s website, [...]