Recent Blog Posts
Ways to Foster Good Feelings about Your Co-Parent
After a painful divorce, finding good things about your ex may feel like the last thing you want to do, but if you share children with your former spouse, it can be worthwhile to try. Speaking positively about your co-parent can have benefits not only for your children, but also for you. Read on… Read More »
Making the Holidays Less Stressful After a Divorce
After a divorce, the holiday season can become an even more stressful time than it may have been before. Sharing custody of your children, making sure they’re enjoying the holidays as much as before, and navigating family gatherings while newly single can all make the holidays a difficult time after a split. Below, find… Read More »
Choosing the Right Divorce Lawyer for You
Most of us will find ourselves involved in a legal case at one time or another in our lives, but few if any will have the personal impact of a divorce or dispute over child custody. You’ll want to find an attorney you can rely on during your divorce, one who understands your needs… Read More »
Becoming a Stepparent to a Teen
Marriage means inheriting your spouse’s family. If this is your spouse’s second marriage, this may mean that you are suddenly made a stepparent of your spouse’s children from their prior relationship. Under the best circumstances, living with a teen can be challenging, but this challenge can be even greater as a stepparent. Below, find… Read More »
Helping Your Children Feel at Home when Sharing Custody
After a divorce, children are often required to alternate between the homes of their two parents as part of a custody-sharing arrangement. This amount of transition between homes can be stressful for anyone, and especially so for a child who has already experienced a major change in the form of your divorce. Fortunately, there… Read More »
Talk to Your Children about Your Divorce the Right Way
1. Only have this conversation if you’re certain the marriage is over. You may feel like you want to keep your children informed and included on what’s going to happen in the household, and you may feel an urge to tell your children that you and your spouse are getting divorced as soon as… Read More »
How is Mediation Different from Courtroom Divorce?
Divorce can be painful and financially detrimental even under the best of circumstances, but there are approaches to divorce which can exacerbate these effects, leaving both you and your ex struggling to make ends meet. A long, drawn-out divorce trial is sure to be draining not only on a personal level, but also on… Read More »
Family Law Cases Don’t Have Winners and Losers
In a previous post, we discussed the ways that battles between spouses played out over social media can cause lasting damage during a divorce. These sorts of public battles are a symptom of a very dangerous mindset to have during any family law case—that one side wins, one side loses, and you must come… Read More »
Can Social Media Accounts Make a Difference in My Divorce?
You may be feeling sad, stressed, or angry as you go through a divorce. For many of us, social media accounts like Facebook and Twitter have become a place to discuss our thoughts and feelings, despite the fact that hundreds or thousands of people may be able to read those posts. Sharing this sort… Read More »
Four Things to Know Before You Begin an Adoption
1. There will probably be delays. Adoption is a complex process with many moving parts, allowing for countless ways that the finalization of your adoption can be delayed.If you’re adopting from overseas, you’ll need to be prepared to deal with slow-moving bureaucracies both in your child’s home country and your own. If adopting in… Read More »
