We often see problems and child custody and visitation issues when a new partner enters into an existing child custody situation. It is natural for those who have gone through a divorce to develop new relationships down the road when they are ready. In most cases, it’s not a question...
Experienced Shepherdsville Child Custody and Visitation Attorney
Are you searching for an experienced Shepherdsville child custody & visitation attorney? When it comes to child custody and visitation issues in Shepherdsville and throughout the greater Louisville area, our Family Courts are focused on what is in the best interests of the child or children. In most cases, the...
How Will a New Partner Affect Child Custody?
How will a new partner affect child custody? What happens when one of the parents involved in shared parenting starts to date or even gets serious about a potential partner? Child custody and parenting time issues can be quite challenging at times. My name is John Schmidt, and after more...
Relocation Away from Bullitt County Kentucky with Children
Are you searching for information on a planned relocation away from Bullitt County Kentucky with children? Child custody situations that involve a parent who wishes to move out of the area, out of state, and especially out of the country and take the children are pretty complex emotionally, as well...
Shepherdsville Child Custody and Parenting Time Attorney
Are you searching for an experienced Shepherdsville child custody and parenting time attorney? One of the most important issues in any divorce or move-away/relocation case involving children relates to child custody, parenting time or visitation, and child support. In Bullitt County and throughout the Louisville-area region, child custody and parenting...
Best Practices When Your Child Visits the Other Parent
After more than 25 years of experience with child custody and family law issues here in Shepherdsville, Mount Washington, Shelbyville, Taylorsville, Radcliff, Elizabethtown, Jeffersontown, and Louisville, Kentucky, and based in part on my own personal experience, I thought it might be helpful to share a couple of best practices when...
Take the Children Out of State Without the Court’s Permission – Move Away Child Custody or Parental Kidnapping?
If you take the children out of state without the Court’s permission, is it simply a question of move away child custody or could it be considered to be “parental kidnapping?” Can a parent sharing custody with a co-parent take the child(ren) and move out of the area or out...
Child Custody and Parenting Plans should be Based On the Best Interests of the Child
Here in Kentucky, child custody and parenting plans should be based on the best interests of the child. Our family law also establishes a “rebuttable presumption” that it is in the best interest of the child(ren) for custody and parenting time to be shared jointly and equally between the child's...
Reasons to Modify Child Custody and Parenting Time
What are some of the reasons to modify child custody and parenting time in Shepherdsville, Bullitt County or anywhere in the greater Louisville, Kentucky area? The first requirement for the Court to entertain a change is usually a significant change in the “status quo.” The status quo refers to every...
Managing Move Away or Relocation Child Custody Cases
Why is it important to have an experienced family law when managing move away or relocation child custody cases? What does a parent who wishes to move away and take the child(ren) with them need to know? What does the parent who will remain in Kentucky need to know? If...