You and your ex-spouse want to do what’s right for your children, but changes in your lives have made it hard to stick to your custody schedule. Right now, you are on the third schedule you’ve put together in the last three years. You’re not sure what to do or if the...
Summer break is a time for kids to relax and enjoy their time off from school. But for co-parents, it can be a time of stress and conflict. How should you handle visitation during the summer? What about travel plans? And what if your ex wants to take the kids on...
No matter how long a couple has been together, sometimes ending the partnership is what needs to happen. Plenty of reasons can lead to the decision to separate. It could be due to infidelity, addiction, abuse, incarceration or simply an inability to meet each other’s...
It’s easy to be indignant because you are getting divorced. You may feel slighted, let down and frustrated with the way your marriage concluded. You began your life together full of starry-eyed romanticism, as many newlyweds do. Then the relationship faltered. You...
There are some people who have children together who just do not agree on much of anything at all about how to raise them. They may have had a traumatic end to their marriage and have to deal with contentious issues surrounding custody. For those parents, co-parenting...
Gray divorces have become more common over the years as divorce itself has become less taboo. Many people decide to divorce in their 40s, 50s, 60s, or even later. How old is too old to divorce, though? Is there a point when divorcing hurts more than it helps? There...
Property division can cause a lot of stress during a divorce. You know you cannot keep everything, but you do not want to give away more than you need to. Money is hard to come by, after all. One area that can generate concern is any inheritance you receive. You know...
If you divorce when your children are young, you can still dictate most of what they do. If you say they’ve had enough screen time for the day, it is easy enough to enforce. If you tell them they are going to their mom’s tomorrow, you can put them in the car and take...
Some divorces are straightforward and require very little negotiation to finalize. The spouses don't have much property, didn't stay married long and don't have children together. They might have a marital agreement that explains exactly how to split up parental...
One of the issues divorced or separated parents have to deal with is child support. This is a court-directed payment that is designed to take care of the child’s living needs. The failure to fulfill this obligation can result in serious legal consequences. However,...
