If you're going to make a child custody schedule, the most important decision you'll need to make first is where your child is going to live. Since this decision directly affects every aspect of your parenting time, it will influence all other aspects of your child...
Parenting Plans And Parenting Time
How do divorced couples succeed when co-parenting?
Divorce is a difficult subject for many couples, especially those who have children. As couples get divorced, they must learn to live on their own again. This includes handling their own finances, dealing with life's problems, and even raising children on their own at...
Single parents: How to prevent video game addiction
Some single parents can agree with their exes on parenting matters easily and quickly. Other parents find it more difficult. One area where parents may disagree is how they structure their children's video game use.None of us want our children to develop a dangerous...
Tips shared parenting during the summer
Newly divorced Nebraska parents will face unique challenges during the summertime -- when the kids are out of school. For example, it could be hard to organize where the children will be -- and who will care for them and when to pick them up -- because their schedules...
Legal custody vs. physical custody
Raising children when you are divorced can be very complicated. Trying to manage custody issues with the other parent often makes things challenging and complex, especially when you cannot agree on a parenting plan. Part of reaching an agreement that benefits your...
What factors do courts consider in a Nebraska child custody case?
Nebraska state child custody laws reflect the federal Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA). Every state in the nation has ratified this act, which assists state courts in honoring child custody matters that have been decided in other states....
Should you consider post divorce cohabitation for the children?
Most psychologists agree that divorce is difficult on children. There are, however, things that parents can do to reduce the stress children may experience, such as choosing mediation instead of a contentious divorce battle.If you and your former spouse are able to...
Social media usage and co-parenting
How to manage your child's use of social media (and technology in general) is one of the hot topics of the day. While that's a key part of parenting, so is your own use of the medium. It's common to draw a parenting plan in divorce, something that looks ahead to the...
Poverty, children and neglect
Nebraska legislators want to solidify a pilot program that helps neglected children stay with their birth families. The program is operational in 57 counties, and it's designed to assist impoverished parents accused of neglect.The parents in these cases were not...
Stability and tactfulness following an Omaha divorce
According to the United States government, 41 percent of first-time married couples will eventually dissolve their marriages through divorce proceedings. Then, with second-time marriages, there is a 60 percent chance of divorce. With third-time marriages the chances...

