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What should you worry about in a divorce?

Divorce will consume your thoughts and time. It can leave you at the end of your tether, physically and emotionally drained. That is not the best place to be, considering how important these few months will be for your future. You have massive decisions to make and...

Is getting therapy during divorce a bad idea?

As someone who is dealing with a divorce, one of the things you might consider doing is getting therapy during the divorce to help you work through your emotions and the way you’re being treated. It can be helpful to do this, but many people do worry that going to...

Tips for choosing the right guardian

As a parent, your estate planning is focused on setting your child up for success. You want them to have a stable home life with loving caretakers. Clearly, you hope that that will be you, but you also know that something unexpected could happen. While you make your...

Co-parenting a new teen driver

Having a child nearing driving age typically comes with mixed emotions for all parents. Worry is likely uppermost among those, but there may also be some relief that this will mean less chauffeuring (or paying for Uber rides) for you. For divorced parents, there are...

Why parents with children turn to mediation for their divorces

Despite your best intentions, your marriage may no longer work the way it once did. You and your spouse might constantly fight. You may have grown apart, or perhaps one of you has violated the trust of the other through infidelity or substance abuse. Trying to...

When should you modify a parenting plan?

The parenting plan that you have outlines who makes decisions, what schedule you will follow and other details related to raising the kids. Getting this together is often challenging, especially when the split is contentious. There are several things to consider when...

How to ask for a divorce (without ruining your relationship)

You and your spouse were best friends before you got married, but the romance has faded. You’re unhappy and you want out. However, you still can’t picture yourself going to war with your spouse over the wedding china or fighting over the custody of your child. Is...

Recovering alcoholics can seek (and get) greater custody rights

Alcoholism plays a role in the break-up of many marriages. In most cases, the alcoholic parent is denied any custody rights and allowed limited visitation, usually only if it’s supervised. That’s often the case if the parent has been abusive or neglectful. If that was...

Is mediation helpful during the divorce process?

A divorce represents a challenging and stressful time for spouses. Tough divorce negotiations could make the experience even more difficult, especially when the two parties remain far apart on many issues. Settling matters related to asset division and child custody...

Will the divorce rate increase this year? 

The last two years have been difficult for many couples, and there have been predictions that the divorce rate is going to increase. What do the statistics tell us? First of all, there is the chance of a “bounce,” seeing as how the rate hit a new low in 2019. If the...

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