Can my co-parent control what I do on my custody days? It is a question that often comes from a much deeper place than simply wondering whether you can take your child to a certain restaurant, visit family, choose an activity, or establish a particular routine. For many separated parents, the real question is whether they are still expected to answer to their former partner for how they exercise their role as a parent. When every decision is questioned, every activity require

One of the biggest misconceptions parents have during divorce or custody proceedings is believing that a parenting plan only determines where the children will be and when. While parenting schedules are certainly important, they are only one piece of successful co-parenting. The quality of communication between parents often determines whether a parenting plan succeeds or continually ends up back in court. The question many parents ask is: "Can I include communication provisi