Family Law

Divorce through a child's eyes

By Robert M. Kisselburgh, Esq.

Child Custody--a child's perspective

Child custody is a difficult part of divorce. I've listened to a number of divorced parents talk about the problems they have in getting the ex-spouse to abide by the terms of a divorce decree when it comes to child custody. Usually, one parent says the decree says I get them and that is the way it is. However, did the parent stop to consider what was going on in the child's life? While having both parents active in a child's life is good for them, parents also need to realize that sometimes you need to work around those problems for the child's sake.

What follows is a portion of a recently published article entitled, "The Halloween Story: A Lesson for Divorced or Separated Parents. The story goes like this:

Full post as published by Mississippi Family Law Blog on June 12, 2008 (boomark / email).