Category: Advice
Tips for Handling Co-Parenting Expenses
Financial conflicts often get cited as a reason married couples argue. When a marriage ends in divorce, money woes can worsen since incomes are no longer combined. Divorce is always rife with challenges and hardships, but when children are in the mix, the challenges become more challenging, and the hardships get harder. Raising kids inevitably […]
How to Avoid Turning Co-Parenting into a Competition
Often after a divorce or separation, parents find themselves competing with one another for their children’s affection. This competition understandably stems from a place of insecurity. After all, one or both parents could still be suffering from hurt, embarrassment, and feelings of inadequacy, not to mention any number of other emotions. With their marriage broken, […]
Why Is Co-Parenting So Hard?
Parenting isn’t easy, and co-parenting can sometimes feel downright impossible. With so much change in such a short amount of time, it can be challenging to figure out how to navigate normal everyday issues, much less the difficult decisions. Whereas two parents who were able to help each other out with the struggles of life […]
Minimize Spending Around the Holidays as a Divorced Parent
The holiday season is in full swing. For those who are recently divorced, this may be the first time managing the highs and lows of this busy time on your own. In addition to the busyness associated with the season, it’s a prime time for spending, and sometimes overspending. This may create an even more […]
It’s Good To Be Single: Divorce Flame Blazing
Why It’s Good To Be Single It’s good to be single. No, honestly being single isn’t a bad thing. “Set yourself on fire and seek those who fan your flame”, one of my favorite Rumi quotes. It puts my marriage, divorce, and post-divorce relationships into perspective and reminds me to shut the door on people […]
Talking To An Ex Who Is Confrontational
Talking To An Ex Who Is Confrontational As a divorce attorney, one of the most intractable problems that I see clients struggling with people talking to an ex. After a divorce or break up people struggle to manage their communications with an ex, especially if they are confrontational or not easy to talk to. If […]
The Benefits Of Divorce
The Benefits Of Divorce If you’re thinking about divorce or going through a divorce it might seem all doom and gloom. But there are benefits to divorce. It can be an opportunity for you and your family. Divorce Can Be An Opportunity As a divorce professional for 30 years, and having been through the process […]
9 Divorce Problems And Solutions For An Easy Divorce
9 Divorce Problems And Solutions For An Easy Divorce If you getting a divorce or thinking about getting one, you will probably want an easy divorce with no problems. But most will encounter difficulties and problems. Understanding the most common divorce problems and solutions before you start will help you know what not to do […]
How To Stay Calm During Divorce: 21 Tips
21 Ways To Stay Calm During A Divorce For better or worse, marriage creates an identity and a type of stability over time. This isn’t to say marriage is healthy when these attributes are present. It does mean that over time we become comfortable and accustomed to the relationship even if it is toxic. However, […]