What does “best interests of the child” mean, anyway? You can’t get very far down the road in a custody and visitation case without coming up against “best interests of the child”. There’s a version of the best interests factors in almost every state (at least, as far as I’m aware), and these factors make up the basis of how custody and visitation cases are decided. In Virginia, there are ten best interests of the child factors that judges, attorneys, guardians ad litem, custody evaluators … [Read more...]
Postpartum Depression and Divorce
Bringing a baby into the world is, simultaneously, one of the most wonderful and most terrifying things that can happen to a woman. Having done it twice now myself – both c-sections, the first one an emergency – I can attest to that, for sure. I don’t think I fully appreciated the changes that motherhood can bring to a mother’s life until I experienced it myself. (Though, admittedly, I’m not entirely sure that it’s possible to really appreciate it beforehand anyway.) The first time, it … [Read more...]
