The arrangements that work well during a marriage aren't always as beneficial after spouses separate. You may realize in the early days of your divorce that working 2nd or 3rd shift limits your parenting time options now that your spouse isn't home to help. Some...
It isn't unusual for parents who foster a child to eventually seek to adopt their ward, and adoption is an excellent way to grow your family and give a child the family life that they deserve. If you are interested in the foster care program as a path toward adoption,...
If you have recently had to accept that your marriage is over, this has likely been a very difficult time for you. The sense of certainty and predictability in our lives is often a very important pillar: We tend to have a vision of how the next decades of our life...
When couples think about dividing up their marital property, they usually focus on splitting the assets -- no matter how small or extensive those may be. Figuring out what to do with the marital debts, however, can be equally important. If you overlook this aspect of...
If you’re going through a divorce and have children or significant property to consider, then you may be extremely stressed. You could feel exhausted or frustrated by the entire situation. That’s reasonable, and it is understandable that you feel that way. While you...
It's never easy to find your "new normal" after a divorce -- but that process gets even more complicated when you and your spouse operate the family business together. What can you do about the business? One option is to keep it open and continue to run it together....
Being a co-parent isn’t always an easy situation to be in. There are times when disagreements will happen, so having a plan for when this occurs benefits everyone involved. Taking the time to work through these points when there isn’t a disagreement occurring can help...
You may have heard that divorce rates have actually fallen over the last few decades. This is true. There was a surge in divorce when no-fault divorce laws began, but the numbers did not continue to rise. They have been falling ever since. Some have said that current...
Going through a divorce can change the way people behave. You may find that your divorcing spouse becomes much more angry, bitter and defensive, especially when you disagree. It can be difficult to keep the peace when there are clear tensions between the two of you,...
Going through a divorce has always been difficult, but the proliferation of social media has made it that much worse. Constant digital contact and social posting can make it harder than ever for two people to gracefully separate from one another. Social media can...
