Divorce

How do you keep conflict from making divorce more difficult? The divorce process is different for everyone.  While it takes two people to marry, it only takes one to create a really difficult situation during divorce.  We work routinely with individuals and couples moving through the dissolution of their marriage.  Less conflict translates to greater […]

Divorce is nothing if not an emotional tangle.  When it comes to property, know what you need and think twice about what you want. Despite the emotional upheaval of divorce, there are a few specific things that must be accomplished so that you can obtain your divorce decree.  Those tasks are: Make decisions about the

January has a reputation for new beginnings.  In recent years, it has also been associated with a particular type of ending—divorce.  Is it true that “January” is the peak divorce month in the United States? A recent article in The New York Times takes a look at whether January really stacks up to be the

After the parenting time plan is drawn up, how can you help your child adapt to living in two homes? At a minimum, divorce actions are jarring for anyone involved.  Divorce can be a conflicting, confusing time of life for any family.  While the action is focused on communications between the parents, children watch and

Nobody gets married intending to get divorced.  But it happens.  The shock, surprise, disappointment, and frustration at the end of a marriage are a perfect setup for a communication breakdown.  What can you do? As a marriage ends, it is not often that either partner is having their best moment.  There could be blame, anger,

If you are thinking of divorce, or already planning on it, you have options before you and decisions to make.  One of those first important decisions is about getting good legal guidance.  After that decision is made, you can relax knowing you have important legal support for the days ahead.  So how do you choose

Divorce turns your personal and professional life upside-down.  What kind of impact can you expect on your career? Divorce almost always has a disruptive influence on your professional life.   During and after divorce, moms and dads around the world watch as their lives change in ways they did not expect.  If you do not have

Love is priceless, but money goes a long way to keeping a marriage stable.  For relationships on rocky footing, financial betrayal can mean the difference between divorce and giving it another try. Everyone knows infidelity often puts couples on the fast-track to divorce.  But what is financial infidelity? As the name implies, financial infidelity occurs

For kids, few words are as disheartening as “back to school”. Those three syllables signal the end of summer days and the ushering in of early mornings on the bus, nagging teachers, and homework. Combine the dread of going back to school with the emotional stress of a recent divorce, and you have the perfect

Few events are as difficult as divorce. Whether your marriage ended abruptly because of infidelity, or over the course of several years because of incompatibility, you need to focus on the future and raising your child to be happy and healthy. Since divorce is emotionally traumatic, it is common for children to have difficulty adjusting