AZ Foothills Magazine | Christina Tetreault
It looks as though good-old Gwyneth Paltrow set a somewhat admirable precedent for current celeb divorces. Singer, Jewel, recently announced the divorce between her and her husband of 16-years, Ty Murray.
According to Jewel’s personal blog and TMZ, the couple’s main focus will be on their soon-to-be 3-year-old son, just as Paltrows’. Even with the best intentions from the parents, in a case like this, which parent gets a majority of time with the child in the time that the divorce is not final and there is not yet a parent plan in place? Knowing that these cases can take months or even years to fully settle, what are the options for each parent during such an open time? What is the best option for a parent not to lose if there is a custody battle is in future?
We touched base with Kaine Fisher, local attorney and Chairman of the Family Law Department at Rose Law Group, and asked him to weigh in on this issue where the welfare of the child-to-parent relationship is at stake throughout the duration of the divorce court.
“It may be PR spin, but it sounds like Jewel genuinely wants to have a peaceable parting of the ways. We are seeing more and more couple’s trying to formulate non-contentious divorces. In theory, it makes a lot of sense: You have two adults who at one time loved each other and logic would support the concept that their parting could be thankful and amicable. I have seen this work wonderfully, but I have also seen it go terribly wrong. Jewel’s announcement that they plan to ‘release each other with love’ sounds great and certainly that sort of non-argumentative split should benefit the children.”
To further discuss family law issues, Kaine Fisher can be reached at kfisher@roselawgroup.com
