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When making custody determinations, judges and child experts usually prefer a shared parenting arrangement over a sole parenting arrangement. "Two is better than one", is the prevailing philosophy. Whether you agree that this is best for your child or not, you need to be ready for the key players and decision-makers in your divorce (the judge, expert witnesses, and your spouse's attorney) to be leaning toward this type of arrangement.
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Your divorce may impact your children in a variety of ways. That impact depends on your children's emotional make-up and their previous experiences.
Equally important is and how the people around your children -- especially you and the other parent -- react to the divorce and provide comfort and support to your children through this turbulent time.
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There has been a great deal of research demonstrating that high quality daycare is beneficial to children's emotional and intellectual development.
1. Language and cognitive development: Studies have found that children in higher quality childcare tend to have better language and cognitive development during the first 4.5 years.
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No one has it easy as a marriage comes to an end. But things become even more complicated – and the potential for immense emotional pain only grows – when a child is involved.
Our legal system has set up standards that remove the emotion from custody decisions.
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Virginia Code
Virginia statutory law speaks generally of the criteria that a judge must consider when deciding an alimony case. However, the listed criteria give almost no guidance to the courts when making a determination as to “how much” spousal support is to be paid and “for how long” spousal support should last.
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There is no easy way to tell your children about divorce. Fortunately, there are some very good tips to help you and your spouse come up with the best way to break the news. When preparing to have that talk, consider the following:
(1) Parents need to be together when the children are told about the divorce.
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Months of quarantine under the current stay-at-home orders will test the strongest of relationships—some people may even consider getting the virus a more appealing alternative. Even people who have wonderful marriages are concerned their spouses may drive them crazy by the end of it.
