Strategies that Will Gain Child Custody (1/2)
One of our favorite topics at DGC is giving Dads tips on how you can gain child custody of your children, either jointly, or (our preference in most cases) sole custody. Following them will not only give you an advantage in court, but provide you a confidence, insight, and maturity in dealing with your children. We understand you can’t incorporate all these recommendations, and maybe you shouldn’t but following even a few of them will reap you big benefits.
Avoid Sabotaging Your Own Custody Case (1/3)
While working to gain child custody, you will make mistakes, probably more than your share. Some seem worse than they are, you can recover. But too many custody-seeking dads sabotage their custody case, and just one negative comment, one moment of a lost temper, and your efforts can be torpedoed.
The Unsung Heroes, the Stepmoms!
Today is Mother’s Day. (Hi mom!) And for many mom’s across America, it is a slightly sad day. I am talking about those unsung heroes that fly under the radar…the Stepmoms! Those parental helpers and most of the time better parents who assist us dads in parenting, fighting for our kids, negotiating with the Ex, doing homework, and cooking meals in this crazy blended family thing we call… life.
Swallowing Pride May Prove a Key Element in Gaining Custody (3/3)
The courts do not want to report to a judge that you lost your temper in a court, especially in front of your family, even if you were a victim in the particular situation. In the 1992 movie, *”A Few Good Men”* Jack Nicholson’s character totally and completely loses his case based on losing his temper. It not only happens in movies, it happens frequently in real life!
Swallowing Pride May Prove a Key Element in Gaining Custody (2/3)
If your children live with your Ex, talking to the neighbors can provide you some valuable information, and possibly give you an ally in your quest to keep your child. Brandon’s dad knew something was up when Brandon’s stepbrother cut short his summer stay at the home of his dad and Brandon’s mother.
Swallowing Pride May Prove a Key Element in Gaining Custody (1/3)
Your divorce left you mentally and emotionally battered, poorer, even humiliated. But the months (years?) of fighting doesn’t stop with ending the relationship with your now-Ex. You’re still facing a child custody case. And get ready for more humiliation. She will likely extend her vitriol by painting you as a bad parent, maybe even more vociferously than she did as a spouse. You will want to lash out, and via your attorney, you will.
Divorce Affects College for Children
6% of non-custodial parents assist with their children’s college. That last fact is shocking. No wonder fewer from divorced families go to college; too many are limited by the income/funds because only one parent (usually the mother) is paying the bills. And of course, the biggest reason cited for children of divorce to not attend college is, a lack of funds.
Pre-Built Attorney Sites 2016 Challenge
For those that have been following me for years, you probably know that in addition to providing this blog, I make my living building websites under my DFW Website Designers business. Well have worked with several dozen of attorneys over the last five years, I am pleased to announce a new service… Pre-Built Attorney Websites.
House of Cards Season 3 Chapter 34 – Hurricane Frank
This episode focuses deep on the character of Frank Underwood. It is told reflectively through the eyes of two opposing writers–Thomas Yates tells the positive stories of pushing the limits, boy to President. While Kate Baldwin tells of the tyrant who rules harshly, steps on everyone, and breaks all the rules to reach the top.
Cultural Literacy by E.D. Hirsch, Jr. , Book Summary
Professor E.D. Hirsch, Jr., argues that children in the United States desperately need to understand a basic knowledge of more than reading, writing, and arithmetic, but rather an American cultural literacy of words and phrases that makeup American language and stories. This book contains 5000 essential names, phrases, dates, and concepts from Johnny Appleseed to Star Wars, and A.I. to zero-sum.
Declining Divorce Rates? Stats Agree that’s the Case
Yes, half of all marriages end in divorce. That stat has been floating around for so long, that its almost part of our cultural fabric. But according the Huffington Post, the nation’s divorce rate has been dropping for years. About 70% of marriages that began in the 1990s reached their 15th anniversary, up from roughly 65% that began in the 70s and 80s.
Co-Parenting Really Sucks, Ok I Said It
Out of respect to my daughter, I haven’t shared much about my current co-parenting situation. As I review and compare DGC to other custody blogs, I realize I have purposely left out the million crazy instances of co-parenting with someone who has a very different moral and parenting style. As the title of this blog indicates, Daddy Got Custody, I have been the custodial parent since my daughter was four (she’s about to be 17 next month).