A Tennessee custody order includes terms that clarify the responsibilities and rights of each parent. The order may designate one parent as the custodial parent who has the majority of parenting time while the other has visitation. The order may outline a parenting...
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Child Custody
Can people regain their parental rights?
When two people bring a child into the world, they have a legal obligation to nurture and care for their offspring. Parental rights also extend to making important decisions about a child’s upbringing. For example, parents can choose if religion is a part of their...
The school year does not have to create custody stress
The opening months of a new Tennessee school year can be an exciting time, but parents and kids both agree that there is some anxiety as well. Parents want their children to do well and have a positive experience, and children may be anxious about seeing old friends...
Who gets to make custody decisions during divorce?
Child custody is perhaps the most complex and emotionally challenging issue in a divorce. The end of a marriage can be difficult on the youngest members of the family, but it can be useful to work on a way to avoid unnecessary complications. You can work toward this...
This is not your father’s custody battle
Traditional philosophies of parenting hold fast to the idea that spending time away from their mothers is harmful to children. Some well-respected psychologists believe that even if a child of divorced parents spends the night with his or her own father, the bond...