Thu, May 17, 2012
 

Charlie Sheen Risks Bi-Losing Custody of His Kids. Should He?

I’m going to start by stating the obvious without rehashing all the gory details: Charlie Sheen is a mess.

This past Saturday, his wife, Brooke Mueller (from whom he is separated; pictured above) was told by police that she could not have the boys removed from Sheen’s home.  She cited concerns…

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Posted 1 year, 2 months ago

Dear Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry: Shut It.

In more peaceful times

Dear Hall Berry and Gabriel Aubry:

For the love of Nahla, please stop issuing statements about your on-going custody dispute.

Halle, you aren’t the first parent to have concerns about their child’s well-being while in the other parent’s care.  But you aren’t…

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Posted 1 year, 3 months ago

Dear Tyrese: A Stalker Does Not a Good Co-Parent Make

This morning, Negro Twitter was abuzz with commentary on model-actor-R&B singer Tyrese late-night tweets about sitting in his car outside of his ex’s house.  Why?  According to Tyrese, via Twitter:

“I tell you guys all the time.. It’s ONLY the kids that suffer in the end when parents drag…

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Posted 1 year, 4 months ago

Why Isn’t Parental Alienation a Crime?

The first time a book ever broke my heart it was Push, a novel written by the poet Sapphire and upon which the film Precious was based.  In a single, tear-filled night, I stayed up until sunrise reading this story of horrific emotional, physical, and sexual child abuse.  Even though the book…

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Posted 1 year, 5 months ago

Co-Parenting, Narcissism, and Emotional Abuse of Children During & After Divorce

Emotional abuse of children during and after divorce proceedings is one of the most insidious and common problems we hear about from co-parents who contact us via CoParenting101.org. Emotional abuse is generally more difficult to prove than physical abuse, and family court judges and lawyers…

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Posted 1 year, 7 months ago

What You Didn’t Hear Us Say About Co-Parenting on CBS’s “The Early Show”

Earlier this week, my ex and CoParentng101.org co-founder, Mike, our daughters, and I appeared on CBS News’ The Early Show in a segment about co-parenting after divorce (excerpted above).  We were thrilled to have the opportunity to encourage other co-parents to keep the peace for their…

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Posted 1 year, 8 months ago

Are Brad and Angelina Really “Co-Parenting”? Are We?

These two are obviously made of wax, but are their real-life counterparts really co-parenting?

Recently on Twitter, Friend of CoParenting101.org Mydria asked us: Can an unmarried couple with kids be considered “co-parents”? in response to media outlets referring to Angelina Jolie and Brad…

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Posted 1 year, 8 months ago

Co-Parenting? There’s an App for That

File under, “It was only a matter of time…”: A Dallas divorce lawyer has helped create a divorce app for the iPhone.  Attorney Michelle O’Neil and Fort Worth CPA Bryan Rice designed Divorce Cost & Preps to help those considering divorce estimate the “hidden and direct costs of divorce, such…

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Posted 1 year, 9 months ago

Tiger and Elin Woods’ Kids > $750 Million

Pacifist though I am, I swear if I read another headline screaming “ELIN GETS $750 MILLION AND THE KIDS!”, I’m going to hit someone over the head with a golf club.

First of all, these hush money divorce settlement figures are from those oft-quoted “sources”, and I’ve read everything from…
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Posted 1 year, 10 months ago

Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston are Quote-Unquote Co-Parenting

“I am doing my best to raise a happy, active and healthy boy. I believe that wherever possible, if the parents can cooperate and co-parent in a positive way, the child will benefit. Levi and I are turning a new page here as co-parents to this wonderful boy and putting aside the past …
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Posted 1 year, 11 months ago