Divorce Advice for Men | Fathers Rights Divorce | Child Custody

Question:

I'm looking for advice on divorce to handle a delicate co-parenting situation.

My ex-wife has primary child custody of her daughter, my stepdaughter. While living in her home, my ex-wife is allowing her daughter (who is a minor) to have sex in the house.

I am not of the opinion that she should let boys spend the night in bed with my underage stepdaughter.

Would this be basis for modifying our child custody agreements even though I am not her biological parent?

Question:

I need some marriage separation advice on how to handle my children's sleeping arrangements and if there is an issue of child neglect while my wife and I are going through our divorce.

She is allowing my minor stepdaughter, who is 17, to spend the night in the same bed with her boyfriend in "our" house, although I am not living there.

Is this considered a form of parental neglect?

By Jennifer Knudtson

Board Member, Children’s Rights Council of Illinois

My journey with support groups started shortly after I married, when I joined one for stepmoms.

The reassurance I felt from having other faces in the room, all nodding in agreement while I spoke about our blended family issues, was immeasurable. 

My husband David's divorce and child custody case was highly contentious and went to trial.

As I watched my husband's case unfold in the family law court system, my eyes were opened to the many opportunities for reform including the "winner take all" mentality that subverts the children's needs to that of the parents. 

Question:

I am the stepmom of two children. My insurance is cheaper and much better than the children's father/my husband.

He is ordered to provide health, dental, and vision insurance on the children. Can I carry the insurance on the children even though he is the one court ordered to do so?

By Julie Garrison

Special to DadsDivorce.com

If you are fresh off your divorce, you may not be able to imagine remarrying and subsequently parenting someone else's kids.

But it’s been my experience that the day will come when that "special" woman captures your heart and you take the plunge all over again. Marriage is usually in the future – even though it doesn’t seem like it now.

Here are some pointers for handling a subsequent marriage: