Just like you may have had a tough time deciding that divorce was the most favorable decision for you and your current spouse, you may have a hard time breaking the news to your children. Do you know what to say or how to frame it? Psychology Today offers tips to help...
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Child support, custodial parents and poverty
For many families, the divorce process is very tough from a financial viewpoint. Sometimes, financial hardships arise after a couple ends their marriage, placing a great deal of strain on custodial-parent families. Child support can help some custodial parents who are...
What is “nesting?”
Co-parenting has many advantages. Generally, children thrive when both parents take an active hand in raising them, even if those parents do not cohabitate. However, one of the biggest challenges with co-parenting is moving the children between two separate...
Will your kids benefit if you choose an ADR divorce option?
Divorce mediation is a form of alternative dispute resolution or ADR. Research shows that a high-conflict divorce has a negative effect on children. For this reason, many parents choose the less stressful mediation option. The results of research The Canadian...
Custodial parents and poverty
Custodial parents face many challenges when it comes to raising a child. Aside from moving forward after a difficult divorce and dealing with negative emotions such as anxiety or depression, many custodial parents face serious financial problems. Unfortunately,...
What should I do if I need a restraining order before a divorce?
Sometimes divorces can be a smooth, amicable process. However, other times, when there is abuse involved, the divorce process can be scary. But, a restraining order can bring some semblance to that process. Order of protection The first questions before looking for a...
What options do I have regarding the family home in a divorce?
Couples Woodbury area make memories in the family home, some good, some bad. However, some marriages become so difficult that they end in divorce, marring these memories. When that happens decisions will have to be made about what to do with the family home the...
Navigating long-distance child custody agreements
When parents of a child are working their way through divorce proceedings, there is no requirement that they live in the same state. It is not uncommon that the parties have been separated for quite some time already, and one has already taken up residence in another...
The impact a divorce could have on your business
Maybe it was the shared dreams, the desire to pursue them and drive to achieve them that brought you together. While marriage is often compared to a business agreement, as two individuals are legally united, making promises to one another to keep this union working,...
Why should I consider executing a parenting agreement?
When unmarried same-sex couples in Minnesota decide to have or adopt a child together, there are some steps they may want to consider taking before welcoming the child into their family. One of these steps is executing a parenting agreement. This can be especially...
