San Diego Family Law Blog

What You Should Know About Grandparents’ Rights in California

Gaining custody of a child is already complicated for parents, so it can be even more difficult for a grandparent. While California family courts have clear guidelines when it comes to ensuring that parents have meaningful involvement in the care of their children, those same guidelines do not apply to grandparents.read more

Child Kidnapping – Is the Danger at Home?

When children go missing in America, the culprit is usually a family member, not a stranger.read more

The Importance of Holiday Visitation

Child custody issues can be even more difficult during the holidays. Having a clear schedule for each parent can help make the holidays less frustrating for everyone, and keep the focus where it ought to be: your children.read more

The Common Pitfalls of Co-Parenting

Divorce is supposed to be the hard part.

But co-parenting can be worse, if one of the parents is actively or passively trying to sabotage the other.read more

Alleging Abuse in a Custody Dispute

There are cases of real and significant abuse by parents against children. Abusive parents, in many cases, should not have unsupervised contact with their children. However, sometimes, parents may become so desperate that they’ll say anything in order to get custody of their children. Needless to say, this is not a good or helpful thing to do. It may even backfire.read more