After a divorce concludes, many parents want to do something special with their kids to mark a return to normalcy. If your family has always enjoyed traveling, a trip out of the country may seem like an ideal solution. If you and your co-parent enjoy an amicable...
Sharing custody is a big challenge for divorced parents or unmarried parents who separate. Agreeing to a division of parenting time is difficult, and thinking about only being a part-time parent can be even worse. One of the hardest parts is the need to divide all of...
Parents typically have full control over what their children do. You decide what medical care your children receive and where they go to school. However, you will lose some of that autonomy once you divorce. Your biggest parenting decisions will all be subject to...
Divorce or separation can be a difficult and emotional undertaking for the parties involved. Things become even more difficult when a child is involved. Besides focusing on their emotional well-being, you also have a responsibility to provide for their long-term needs...
Nearly every aspect of the divorce procedure presents some form of emotional challenge. Perhaps the most trying factor throughout the process relates to disputes over child custody. The courts, legal teams, and both parents will all be putting their arguments...
Divorce and separation can sometimes turn ugly. When this happens, one or both parents can take to manipulation and bad-mouthing with the goal of turning the children into weapons against their ex. This is known as parental alienation. First described in the 1980s,...
Divorce is inevitably hard on children, and they may be particularly aware of their unhappiness on special days like holidays. As you approach your first holiday season since you and your ex separated, you may want to do everything in your power to make this a special...
You probably don't care if your ex leaves the state after your divorce, but you would likely miss your kids if they left as well. It's normal for someone recovering from divorce to want a fresh start in life, and your ex may have family Connections in Oklahoma or a...
Divorce can be a complicated process, especially when children are involved. Custody battles tend to take center stage among some divorcing couples. Such matters can keep a couple from settling their divorce for quite some time. Judges aim to make choices that they...
“Birdnesting” or “nesting” is a unique post-divorce parenting model where the kids stay in the family home (the nest) and the divorced parents rotate in and out according to a predetermined custody schedule. Nesting is attractive for a lot of reasons. Chief among...