Child Custody & Support

Parenting involves constantly considering your children's needs before anything else and keeping a long-term perspective in all matters. Your children may not recognize the long-term benefits of certain decisions, like enforcing certain grade expectations or limiting...

Arkansas family law has evolved considerably over the years. If called on to determine custody in a divorce, judges were expected to follow the “Tender Years” doctrine. It assumed it was best for children’s primary caregiver to be their mother while they were young....

In most Arkansas divorce cases, the most emotional and difficult decisions couples have to make are those that concern their children. After sharing a home with your kids, it may not be easy to make a decision that changes how often you see them. Making child custody...

If your addiction to alcohol and/or drugs was one of the chief reasons for divorce, you’re certainly not alone. Maybe your divorce was the catalyst for going into recovery. Likely, you were granted very limited custody rights over your child. You may have been given...

You and your spouse have divorced and it’s now time to start the next chapter of your life. The court has signed off on a child custody agreement, which you have been sticking to.  Unfortunately, you’ve found it tough financially after the divorce and you’ve fallen...

Parents who make the decision to divorce have to ensure that they’re doing what’s best for their children. This is sometimes difficult because they must put aside their own emotions to do what the kids need. There are some specific mistakes that parents can make as...

Child custody decisions have come a long way in Arkansas. A lot has changed, from the tender years in the 1800s, when mothers were the preferred custodians for young children, to the present times when the playing field is almost level. Both parents now have equal...

As the custodial parent of your child, you already take care of them all day, every single day. You are the one that buys them shoes for school and gets them to their doctor's appointments. However, you may still need to discuss certain issues with the other parent...

Getting married to the wrong person can be an expensive and often emotionally-damaging mistake. Having children with that person will make separating from them that much more difficult. Divorce is typically costly and stressful, but it will cost more and be a lot more...

When married parents divorce or unmarried parents separate, their obligations to their minor children do not change. Both remain responsible for meeting the child's needs and ensuring the child maintains a stable standard of living. In order to protect the child's...