If you are negotiating a marital settlement agreement or preparing for a divorce trial that includes a request for alimony, spousal support or maintenance, consider these facts and arguments before your negotiation or litigation begins. Support is not gender based. You or … [Read more...]
Family Support and Unallocated Alimony
Family support and unallocated alimony are support or alimony payments, usually made at regular intervals by a spouse or former spouse to another during and/or after divorce, dissolution or legal separation. Family support and unallocated alimony are payments that are intended to … [Read more...]
Caring for children during and after divorce
Divorce changes all lives it touches. Even the most stable, self confident adult can find their world's been shaken to its core. Children, no matter what their ages, are even more impacted by divorce. Children with less developed emotions, reasoning skills, and coping skills are … [Read more...]
How to avoid making the same mistakes with a new man
Many divorced women worry about the same thing: if they start dating, they’ll fall into old patterns and ultimately choose the wrong man all over again. After all, isn’t there some truth to the saying, “Wherever you go, there you are”? But when you come out on the other side … [Read more...]
Making the Holidays Happier for your Children during or after Divorce
Holidays can be stressful for the most perfect traditional families. So it isn't any surprise that tempers flare and custodial battles are sparked in the homes of divorcing and divorced couples at Christmas. That said, there are many tips and tricks that parents can use to avoid … [Read more...]
Guest post: Divorce and the holidays by Russell Collins, MFT and Laura Collins, JD
Despite what they say, the holidays are almost never the season of unmitigated jolliness. For almost all adults, in fact, holidays are seasoned with a goodly dose of sadness, nostalgia, and a yearning for the lost joys and innocence of holidays past. For families, in … [Read more...]