Children do not always perceive divorce the same way that adults do. This is one of the reasons that divorce experts will often tell parents they need to stress exactly how much they love their children. They also need to tell the children that they did not cause the...
Helping You Find Practical Solutions In Divorce & Co-Parenting
Year: 2023
How should you talk to your teenage children about your divorce?
Breaking the news to your children that you and your spouse are getting divorced can be truly difficult, especially if the news is not something they are expecting. There’s no right or wrong way to have this conversation and it’s not easy to know exactly what to say....
Can you be friends with a co-parent even if you’re not together?
Every relationship is different, and this includes co-parenting relationships. There is no formula that is guaranteed to work for every single parenting team. Post-divorce, it can be tricky to adjust and get along with your co-parent, but it’s essential that you at...
What is a collaborative divorce & is this the right choice for you?
There’s nothing easy about the process of divorcing, even when the two of you still get along. It’s a difficult and emotional process that’s only made more tricky when you’ve got a family to consider. A term you might have heard from people you know who have gone...
Tips for resolving child custody matters
Child custody matters can be very tense to work through when parents don’t see eye-to-eye. It’s all too easy to allow the stress of the situation to get the best of you and lead you to become angry, but this isn’t what’s best for the children. Any parent who’s going...
How to start your divorce off right
The fighting, the couples’ counseling and the bargaining are all over – and so is your marriage. Now, you just want to move on with your life and let your spouse move on with yours, but you don’t want to end up in a bitter divorce battle. Is there any alternative?...
2 future medical needs to address in your Texas parenting plan
Parents who share custody have to split their time with their children and also agree with one another on important parenting decisions. You will have to talk about medical treatment and the educational future of your children. After you divorce, it may be very...
Why do girls need their fathers after a divorce?
Traditionally, many people believed that mothers were more important to a child than their fathers. This was especially true when the children were female. Things have moved on somewhat, and most (but not all) people have come to realize that children need both...
Is there an ideal children’s age for parents to divorce?
Whatever age your children are, if you are considering divorce, you probably worry that they are at the wrong age. There is no ideal age for your children, and even if there were, finding a time that suits all your children is probably impossible. Divorce will always...
3 reasons to leave the business to your spouse in a divorce
If your spouse owns a business, or you own it together, you may be keen to get a share of it in the divorce settlement. Even if there is no pre or post-nuptial agreement saying you can’t, sometimes it is better to just forego it. Here is why: #1. You separate more...