Boise Divorce Lawyer Offers Tips for Visitation Swap

As a Boise Divorce Lawyer I would like to offer the following tips to make your routine custody and visitation swap easier for you and your children.

• Always be timely
• Call ahead if you will be late
• Remember to bring your child's belongings and those requested by the other party
• Don't make a habit of changing plans

While these may be obvious tips, they are very important.  Divorce is very difficult on children but if you keep a routine, maintain good lines of communication and are respectful of one another you will make your divorce and custody arrangement easier for your child to handle.

For more information concerning divorce, custody and visitation visit www.divorceboiseid.com

Boise Divorce Lawyer Talks About Custodial Interference

As a Boise Divorce Lawyer I see the number of charges of custodial interference rise during the holidays.  This is often because one party or the other wants to change the holiday visitation schedule dictated in their custody decree, in their divorce decree or in their temporary orders.

Custodial interference occurs when an individual fails to comply with the order of a judge concerning the custody of their child.  That order can come from a divorce decree, a custody decree or a temporary order.  As a Boise Divorce Lawyer I feel these are tough cases.  When the custody interference occurs during the holidays it is a no win situation.  Although not always, it often is the case that one party or the other would like to spend more time with their child during the holidays and the other party is unwilling to give up the time they have to share with their child.  The problem is further complicated by the inability to get in front of  the court in a timely matter.  It is only in situations of imminent harm to the child that you can get an expedited hearing and have any hope of getting a new order prior to the holidays. 

As a Boise Divorce Lawyer I always stress the importance of complying with the orders issued by the court because when you go in to modify an order the judge will look more favorably upon you for having complied with his or her order, even if the other party was un-giving, irrational and unwilling to compromise.

For more information concerning divorce, custody or modification visit www.divorceboiseid.com or call (208) 472-2384.

Boise Divorce Lawyer Talks About Default Divorce

When you file for divorce you can never be certain if the other side will respond.  If they don't respond you can take by default.  In a default divorce you get everything that you ask for.  This is why it is important to include income verification and child support worksheets to set child support in child custody cases.  If you don't include these in the file at the time the original complaint is served, some judges won't allow you to set child support.  This doesn't mean that you won't be able to get child support in child custody cases, it just means you will have to return to the court with the proper documents to set child support.

As a Boise Divorce Lawyer I even mention this because you just never know who will and who won't respond to a divorce complaint.  Often, people are in a hurry to get their divorce complaint in.  They are afraid that their spouse might run with the child.  Even in these cases, it is important to file all the appropriate documentation so that you don't have to take an additional step.  Some judges, however, will allow you to set child support amounts without the documentation having been filed.  You just don't ever know ahead of time who your judge will be.

For more information concerning divorce, child support and child custody visit www.divorceboiseid.com

Boise Divorce Lawyer Discusses the Reality of Divorce

While there is a lot of headline news about celebrity divorce where people like Elin Woods receive $100 million in settlement money, the reality is most divorce is not any where near as lucrative for the ordinary person.  In fact, statistic show that when a couple goes through a divorce, they end up in difficult financial situations and are financially worse off than when they were married.

While women are more likely to take the biggest hit in income, men also often take a hit in income, particularly if both parties worked prior to the divorce.  In addition, if there are children, running two separate households creates greater financial stress.  For example, when a couple is married their children only need one bed a piece.  When the couple goes through a divorce there is suddenly a need to purchase a new bed for the child to have a bed at both homes.  Another example of financial stress is the mortgage.  If  you take your typical family, husband, wife and two children and you divide the cost of the mortgage by four people, your cost of living per individual is less than if you are running two households for only three people.

Financial planning prior to divorce is a very helpful strategy to help reduce the amount of financial stress created by divorce.  As a Boise Divorce Lawyer I often recommend that couples review this option as part of their divorce.  It is important not only for the couple divorcing but for their children as well.  Divorce is difficult on children and helping to reduce stress wherever is possible is very important for their emotional well-being.

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Boise Divorce Lawyer Talks About Collaborative Divorce

As a Boise Divorce Lawyer I often get asked questions about Collaborative Divorce.  Is Collaborative Divorce new?  The name is new, the idea is not. 

Collaboration refers to coming together to agree to the terms of a divorce.  Divorces that are settled in this way are often more successful than a traditional high conflict divorce.  The parties are much happier and there are fewer, if any, modifications. While the idea is good, all too often collaboration fails because the parties cannot agree.

Ideally, prior to attempting to settle on the terms of the divorce and child custody issues, the parties will agree to fundamental ideals such as their children's interest come first, any decisions will prioritize the children's best interests and they will treat one another with dignity.

For more information about divorce in Idaho or to speak with a Boise Divorce lawyer, please visit www.divorceboiseid.com