For divorced parents of young children, working out child support and developing a parenting plan can be challenging. Fortunately, when your children are financially independent adults, you need not worry about these issues. However, this does not mean your divorce...
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Times when you should establish paternity
Paternity tests are more valuable and beneficial than many people realize. Whether you have just found out that a child may be yours, your name was withheld from the birth certificate or you suspect that a child you accepted as yours is not, paternity testing can...
What are the leading causes of gray divorce?
A gray divorce is a term used for divorcing spouses over 50. Since couples have often been together for decades, these divorces can occur for different reasons than younger couples. While the reasons behind divorce are unique to each family, gray divorces often fit...
Tips to prepare for divorce
Divorce can seem like an intimidating and overwhelming challenge. If you are considering divorce, you may not know where to start. Getting organized and planning ahead can help lessen the anxiety caused by separating your life from your spouse. Gather financial...
3 signs that it may be time to change your parenting plan
Following the determination of child custody in a divorce case, courts urge the co-parents to form a parenting plan that fairly divides rights and responsibilities as they pertain to raising the child. Though this plan should account for the child's best interests, it...
Parenting as a divorced father
Divorce can be a difficult period of adjustment for families with children. As a divorced father, you may be dealing with feelings of frustration and resentment, especially if you cannot spend as much time with your children as you would like. You can take steps to...
The challenges of divorcing after 50
Divorcing after 50 brings unique challenges that do not always exist when younger couples separate. Knowing to expect these obstacles may allow divorcing spouses the opportunity to plan and address the issues before becoming problematic. One or both spouses lack the...
Tips for communication in a difficult co-parenting relationship
Co-parenting is all about both parents maintaining a relationship with the children. Communication is important for successful co-parenting. Even exes who have a tense relationship and cannot interact in person need to find an effective way to communicate about their...
Tips for diffusing serious arguments among spouses
Many couples find themselves in endless arguments with their partners, and although arguments are part of life, no one wants to live in a constant war zone. If you find yourself in this type of marriage, you may need to develop and practice your conflict resolution...
3 ways to help prepare your children for your divorce
Divorce can be difficult for the two people going through it, but they often are not the only ones impacted. Divorce can have a big impact on your children, as well. While it may seem overwhelming, there are things you can do to help ease the situation. If you are...