Contrary to popular belief, divorce doesn’t have to pit one spouse against the other. After all, this is a family, two people who married each other and intended to spend the rest of their lives together. However, if your marriage is at the end of the road, you need...
Divorce mediation is much different than litigation. Instead of going to court, you and your spouse get to work together. You may have a legal team as well as a mediator, but you’re not in court. No one makes a ruling. The judge doesn’t make a decision about what you...
If you're a parent who's getting divorced, you know that you need to make a custody plan for your children. Ideally, you and your spouse will work together to come up with something that fits well with your lives and puts the children's best interests first. But what...
Children are a big part of any divorce, and as a parent, you may be lost for words when it comes to delivering the news to them. In addition, they may not understand all that is happening, so you need to choose your words carefully. While you should craft your message...
If you’re divorcing a recovering alcoholic or addict, you may feel some pressure to seek sole custody of your children and perhaps even to limit visitation by your co-parent. Likely, such a move would require litigating the divorce, since your spouse probably won’t...
Divorce can be tough even when you’re the one deciding that it’s the right option. There may be many emotions that you’re feeling right now, and it’s reasonable that you are. If your divorce is stressing you out, there are some things you can do to make your life...
There are many advantages to having a mediated divorce as opposed to a litigated or even a collaborative one. Two of the key advantages, as we’ve discussed here before, are that they’re less expensive and they give couples a chance to work out their own agreements –...
Going through a divorce can be an emotionally overwhelming process for anyone. Probably owing to the reasons for divorce or the fear of the uncertainties of life ahead, feelings of anger and resentment develop between the divorcing couple. Sometimes, these emotions...
Divorce is the end of a marriage, and it’s very common for people to only think about that ending in a negative light. They only focus on something they’re losing and have a lot of grief to process. But divorce is also a beginning. It’s a new relationship with your...
You and your spouse have reached the point where you can no longer continue being married. However, you don’t want your divorce to be combative. You just want to work out a fair division of property and a custody agreement (if you have children) and start the next...
