Posted on June 17th, 2010 by mikemastracci
Recently I had occasion to accompany my client to a settlement conference in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County in the State of Maryland. This particular case, like so many of them, was a moderate to high conflict case, but a little more towards the latter. These were post divorce folks with two middle school [...]
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Posted on June 5th, 2010 by mikemastracci
When I went to school, I learned that there are (7) seven days in a week. How about you? Have you ever had an argument with your ex over the scheduling of summer vacation? You are definitely not alone if you can relate. As summer approaches, so do the numerous parental skirmishes, often replete with [...]
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Posted on March 27th, 2010 by Mike Mastracci
When engrossed in a child custody or child access dispute replete with hurt feelings, old wounds, fear and uncertainty, it is sometimes too easy to forget that it isn’t about you. People will all too often try to justify their plans and actions in restricting access to the children during separation and divorce while trying [...]
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Posted on January 12th, 2010 by Mike Mastracci
I am glad you asked says your host and creator of the Divorce Without Dishonor Blog. About 14 years ago I sat through my first court-ordered divorce education workshop, sometimes referred to as co-parenting classes or other similar benign titles. The purpose of such programs is really to help parents to avoid contested child custody [...]
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Posted on December 16th, 2009 by Mike Mastracci
For divorced or separated parents the holidays are often more stressful than they are for those who do not have child access and visitation issues to manage. While the following tips and considerations can apply throughout the year, the holidays are a great time to improve your co-parenting relationship. No matter what holidays you celebrate, [...]
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