One of the hardest parts of divorce when you have children, is how you can't get a clean break. You have to frequently see your ex for custody exchanges and special events, like basketball tournaments. Custody exchanges can easily become a stressful time for the...
Year: 2022
Who makes the big medical decisions when you share custody?
Parents have to share their responsibilities for their children even if their relationship with one another ends. The parenting plan or custody order that you create during a divorce outlines each of your responsibilities to the children. You also have obligations to...
Supporting your child as they visit a co-parent
The days when a child has to go from one parent to the other can be very stressful for them. There are several reasons why it could be a hard day. They may be excited about getting to see the parent they’re going to but they already miss the parent they’re having to...
3 tips to transition from spouses to co-parents
If a marriage is not working, there is no reason to continue the relationship. In fact, ending your marriage may make you and your spouse better co-parents in the future. Look at your relationship with your ex-spouse as developing into something new and better for...
Setting the tone for your divorce: What to know
Your marriage isn’t working out, but you simply can’t picture you and your spouse going to war – especially since you need to have a functioning co-parent relationship for years to come. The tone you set at the beginning of your divorce is incredibly important. Poor...
What is collaborative divorce?
People think of divorce as a war or a series of pitched battles that pit former spouses against one another. Litigation often leads to this sort of acrimonious approach. When spouses go to court to argue over custody or property division, they can become quite...
What are the benefits of family law mediation?
When you are going through a divorce, it can be hard to get on the same page with your spouse. You may both have hurt feelings or come to the table with different approaches to ending your marriage. Divorce mediation is helpful, because it reduces the likelihood of...
What do your children need to know about your divorce?
One of the hardest things about getting divorced when you have kids is helping them understand the changes to the family. There are certain things that your children need to know about your upcoming divorce, as well as a few things that they may not need to know. ...
Why self-care is so important post-divorce
Taking good care of oneself during and after your divorce is vital in order to move on to the next phase of life -- and that's not always easy, especially for parents. In the months following a divorce, many people are extremely vulnerable and emotionally fragile....
How can you make co-parenting work?
When a love story ends in a divorce or separation, one of the issues the couple has to grapple with is how to deal with the issue of child custody. One of the options the parents are often obliged to consider is co-parenting. “Co-parenting” is a term used to describe...