Family Law

Put Your Child First This Christmas

By Dan Nunley

Maryland family law attorney Dawn Elaine Bowie recently authored a great article on the problems associated with child visitation that always seem to occur during the holiday season. Ms. Bowie offers some good suggestions to divorced parents who want to avoid these holiday visitation troubles.

Each of Ms. Bowie’s tips involves putting the child first:

? Put your child first! Try to step out of how YOU feel and think about how your child is feeling.

? Put your child first! Plan ahead. Have a specific schedule of access in any separation or parenting agreement.

? Put your child first! Listen to yourself and the other parent from your child?s ears.

? Put your child first! Ever had a business colleague you couldn?t stand, personally, but whom you just couldn?t do without in terms of your business? Think about the other parent that way.

? Put your child first! Make an appointment with the other parent every year in September to plan for the upcoming holidays.

When you get right down to the one, essential survival tip for weathering holiday visitation disputes, there?s really only one tip you need to remember . . . put your child first!

To read Ms. Bowies’ article in its entirety, click here.

Source: Maryland Father’s Rights Blog.

Full post as published by Oklahoma Family Law Blog on December 19, 2008 (boomark / email).