Nobody ever said that divorce was going to be easy. Even the most amicable arrangements can create anxiety and other negative emotions. These, in turn, can spill over onto the children. While parents may be powerless to protect their children entirely from the fallout...
Year: 2022
How to have a peaceful collaborative divorce
From everything that you’ve read, it may seem like the only course of action for divorce is fighting tooth and nail for what you want, but it doesn’t have to be that way. One solution to your troubles is a collaborative divorce, which can be a more amicable approach....
2 ways mediation can help you view divorce more positively
There is little doubt that getting a divorce is one of the most adverse events you may ever undertake. Even the promise of a peaceful, anxiety-free future does not usually cancel out the heartache of ending a marriage. Divorce mediation is becoming popular in Michigan...
How do your child’s belongings fit into your property division?
One advantage of mediation is that divorcing couples can work out their own agreements, including how they’ll divide the property they’ve accumulated over the years. Often, couples will ask how they should divide up their children’s belongings. The answer is usually...
Sometimes relationships just don’t work
People sometimes deal with social pressure when they are trying to decide if they should get divorced. They know that the marriage isn’t working, but maybe they have a social circle that they know will consider divorce to be a failure. It can sometimes be hard for...
Who is likely to file for divorce?
It’s well known that divorce is very common in the United States. It’s unclear if exactly 50% of marriages are going to end in divorce or not, despite this being an oft-cited statistic, but it is true that most people have either been divorced or they know someone who...
How to forgive your spouse (even while divorcing)
It’s not easy to accept that your marriage is over. It can be even harder to forgive your spouse when you feel like their actions or failures caused the split. Unfortunately, negotiating the terms of your divorce from a place of anger and resentment can lead to rash...
Mediation can help keep holiday blues at bay for kids
When you hark back to your childhood memories of the holidays, hopefully, there are good ones. You want your children to have happy childhood memories of your own family’s holidays, too. But what happens when the parents split? Of course, divorce will change your...
Tips for telling your children you’re divorcing
If you decide to end your marriage, one of the more difficult things that you’ll need to do is to tell your children about the divorce. This is going to be a challenging situation for them, so you must plan carefully. Ideally, you and your ex should tell the children...
Creating constructive communication during divorce
A growing number of people are now starting to realize that there really are no winners in a high-conflict divorce. Both spouses generally lose out and when children are involved, the damage of a contentious divorce can be life-changing. Mediation has presented...