Divorce can present a number of challenges that must be overcome. When children are not involved, former spouses can simply opt to go their separate ways and never look back. However, when there are children, co-parents still need to work together. Often, even before...
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How to come up with a workable parenting plan
The divorce process centers around resolving a number of contentious issues. Debt obligations and property division form a key part of the procedure. However, at the forefront of both parents' minds will be the well-being of their children. Crucially, this will also...
Tips to help your children cope with divorce
Besides the financial costs, divorce can impact pretty much every sphere of life – emotional, physical, social, spiritual and relational. Divorce can impact the children’s wellbeing too. Besides attending to your feelings and maintaining your composure, it is...
9 Considerations for You And Your Co-Parent as You Navigate Child Therapy
Children processing a divorce in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic can certainly benefit from seeing a therapist. Keep the following tips in mind. Here are some basic rules of the road for choosing and dealing with your child’s therapist: Before you enlist the help...
Sharing custody of a newborn baby after divorce
Getting a divorce with children of any age is emotionally difficult. However, divorcing with a newborn can be traumatic for both parents and maybe for the baby as well. Parents must consider a child custody and visitation plan that supports the infant’s developmental...
Why joint custody is not always the best option
There are many challenges that come with the breakup of a marriage, especially when minor children are involved. Choosing a custody arrangement that best benefits the children is essential in helping everyone adjust to their new lives. While joint custody is a common...
What if your teenage daughter does not want to see you?
You’ve been through a divorce, and your teenage daughter lives with her other parent. Your visitation rights have worked until now. While having your daughter over on weekends is not as good as seeing her every day, you both make the best of it. Then one Friday, the...
Tips for long-distance parenting: When you’re divorced, and the kids aren’t with you
For parents, the most difficult aspect of divorce may be the realization that they won’t have their kids home with them every night. Shared custody is the preferred norm when parents divorce, which means that the kids will split their time (as much as possible)...
Custody considerations during the COVID-19 pandemic
As a general rule, shared custody arrangements don't change until your family goes to court and requests a modification. However, there are situations in which being more flexible is beneficial for everyone in your family. For most people, a child coming down with an...
Cellphones and the children of divorce: What to consider
Once you divorced, your life as a parent got a little more complicated. It’s frustrating and painful, at times, to be apart from your child. Should you get your child a cellphone? Cellular phones get a bad rap from a lot of places -- with some folks saying that these...