COVID-19, Divorce & Parenting
By Beth Andersen The COVID-19 pandemic is a global crisis that affects everyone. Courts are addressing urgencies, often from home and with skeleton staff. Absent an actual emergency or endangerment, both parents must co-parent cooperatively without court help, because...
Divorce & Parenting, Family Law, Modifying Parenting Time
When a parent won’t allow another parent to see their child in accordance with a parenting plan or custody arrangement, often the injured party doesn’t know what to do. Fortunately, there are some ways to challenge another parent not allowing you to see your child or...
Divorce & Parenting, Family Law, Handling the Holidays
Updated November 2025 Key Takeaways Co-parenting over the holidays can bring out the best — and sometimes the worst — in separated parents. Courts get flooded with “emergencies,” travel disputes, and last-minute drama that most judges don’t consider emergencies at...
Divorce & Parenting, Family Law
Recently, a judge in Oakland County Michigan made national headlines for sending three children, ages 9, 10, and 15, to a juvenile facility after finding them in contempt of court for refusing to see their father. In an ongoing custody battle, the children refused to...
