Family Law For Fathers

If you are like most men, you strive to be the best dad you can be. This is especially important when going through a divorce. Even when it is in the best interest of the entire family, divorce has a significant emotional effect on you, as well as your kids. If your...

As an Alaskan man, you might wonder if family courts stack the deck against you and your custody claims. The misconception that a single mother is always better at raising children than a single father is tough to shake. You may be the parent in a better position to...

Data from Pew Research indicates that the role of fathers in a family has changed over the past 50 years. Fewer fathers are sole breadwinners since 1970 with the rise of dual-income families. The percentage of fathers staying home to take care of the kids was almost...

Some people assume that child custody is almost always granted to mothers and that few fathers are custodial parents. However, statistics show that an increasing number of fathers are custodial parents. If you are in the middle of a dispute over child custody, it is...

By far, the most common variety of child custody agreement following a divorce is co-parenting. Co-parenting is when both parents share physical and legal custody of children. The court system has greatly modernized over the past 20 years: it used to be that the...

As Alaskan parents who have divorced, you still have a long road ahead. You need to care for your child's mental well-being. You must ensure they get the help they deserve. You need to continue navigating the twists and turns of post-divorce life. And this is more...

Alaska fathers like you may struggle with involvement in your child's life. Are you too involved? Are you not involved enough? Striking that balance is often difficult. This is especially true if you are new to fatherhood. But there are many reasons why your child...

Alaska parents like you have a lot of decisions to make when moving forward with divorce. You must handle matters of assets and spousal support. On top of that, you also need to dedicate time and energy to figuring out your custody situation. In the heat of the...

A parenting plan is the details about the custody and care of your children. It includes a lot of information that helps ensure stability for your children and holds you and the other parent to your responsibilities. It may outline everything from custody to support....

Staying Strong During a Divorce A divorce can occupy so much of your mental stamina that it is natural to lose focus on what your children need from you.  The breakup of the only world they have ever known can affect them on a level that you have not been able to...