Archive: Parenting

Celebrating Equality – Victory for Intended Parents

  BKW Family Law is thrilled to announce our recent win before an en banc panel of the Pennsylvania Superior Court, in a groundbreaking triumph for families and LGBTQ+ rights in the Commonwealth. The ruling… Read More

We’re All in This Together

“Before we can recover, we must survive.” That’s what Governor Tom Wolf said recently during a virtual press conference regarding Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). That’s pretty intense, right?! I repeated those words a couple of… Read More

Posted: March 30th, 2020
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Parenting in a Pandemic

I am hopeful too that all parents will find new patterns of relating to each other in a kinder, gentler fashion that lasts long after these unusual circumstances.

Posted: March 26th, 2020
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Custody Cases Involving Teenagers:  A Guide

Custody Cases Involving Teenagers:  A Guide As most practitioners have experienced either thorough our clients or in our personal lives, teenagers bring a unique set of problems, including rebellion, shifting alliances and sometimes alignment with… Read More

Posted: October 21st, 2019
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Common Sense Rules for Parents During Custody Disputes

Lisa Shapson, The Legal Intelligencer (online) Here’s something all family law practitioners can relate to:  a judge, post-in camera interview, relating the children’s version of a specific event or view as to why the current… Read More

Posted: August 23rd, 2016
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Parenting: A Journey Without a GPS or Owner’s Manual

Lisa Shapson, The Legal Intelligencer (online) In May 2006, my husband and I were packing up the hospital room where I had spent the past five days after the birth of our eldest daughter. We… Read More

Posted: August 28th, 2013
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