Summer Camp Sign-ups, Vacations, and Child Custody
If you share custody of your children with your ex, you may have left summer camp sign-ups to the last minute – especially if you don’t agree on how your kids should spend the vacation. Who gets the final say – and who has to pay? As we’re in the thick of summer camp sign-ups […]
Your Child’s Keeper – Even After a Split
The unthinkable happened in Union County last Sunday. When the mother of 2-year-old Louis-Charles “Louis” Chenier went to pick up her son from his father’s house, she found her little boy’s lifeless body lying on the floor. Louis’ father was charged with his murder the next day after a preliminary autopsy determined the child died […]
Back to School: Co-Parenting for Divorced Couples
Summer can be a stress-free and flexible time of year for parents who are co-parenting children following a separation and divorce. The start of the school year can bring up problems that require attention and planning, especially if you want to successfully navigate the upcoming school year harmoniously together. Let’s face it – how many […]
Primary Custody, Not Just for Moms!
One of the attorneys at Sodoma Law York reaches out to her clients and gets tips and experiences from dads who have proven that primary custody doesn’t have to just be for moms.
Sodoma Law Attorney to speak at WomenRock Reception
Sodoma Law is excited to announce that their Family Law attorney will be a featured roundtable speaker at the upcoming WomenRock reception. Theresa will be advising professional women in our community on what a family law attorney does and the legal topics involved in a family law practice, such as helping people navigate the legal […]
Unmarried Father’s Rights
What Rights Do Unmarried Fathers Have? In the eyes of the law, legitimation and paternity of a child is established in different ways depending on whether the parents are married or unmarried. The process of legitimation ensures that a child is legally recognized as the child of the parents and to allow the child to […]
Domestic Violence: The Protective Order
Domestic Violence is the habitual assertion of control over an intimate partner or household member. The assertion of control uses a variety of tactics which include intimidation, threats, undermining one’s self-worth and capabilities, sexual violence, and physical force against the partner. The prevalence of domestic violence in our community is an undefined number, but the […]
School Holidays – Are You Ready?
School is back in session. Labor Day has passed. Next up: the highly anticipated holiday season! When many of us think of the holidays, images of children trick-or-treating, a big turkey dinner with all of the fixings, or a family sitting around the fireplace opening presents come to mind. However, for parents who have gone […]
Madonna: Icon and Single Working Mother with Custody Issues
In her Huffington Post: Divorce article, Nicole Sodoma covers Madonna: Icon (and Single Working Mother with Custody Issues). Because even the non-celebrity can relate to the challenges of post-divorce co-parenting of a teenager.
SPRING CLEANING FOR YOUR DIVORCE
It’s that time of year. The weather is getting warmer, the sun is staying out longer, leaves are growing back on the trees, and flowers are starting to bloom. This is the time of year when magazines and housekeeping gurus like Southern Living and Martha Stewart publish articles to remind us all that it’s time […]