Cary J Mogerman, President of The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Weighs In On Difficult Custody Battles During A Divorce
An interview with Ilyssa Panitz
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7 min readAug 2, 2022
I think most good family law attorneys discourage child custody disputes wherever possible and take all steps reasonably available to find a middle ground and reach a custody agreement that both parties can live with, that is in the best interests of their children. That is not always possible. However, parties embroiled in a present dispute do not always realize that the damage from this dispute is likely to adversely affect their family for years to come. Sometimes, in the heat of a dispute, divorcing parents may confuse mere differences in their parenting styles with truly dangerous behavior or inattention of the other parent that genuine puts the child at risk. When they step back and can be effectively…
