When you're a parent, one of the worst aspects of divorce is that you will likely no longer have your child living with you 100% of the time. Parents often fight hard for the right to control in which household a child spends the majority of their time. They may also...
When you're a professional (or otherwise deeply invested in your career), managing the demands of parenthood can be challenging. That's doubly so if you find yourself facing a divorce. How do you balance the needs of your children while still preserving your career?...
If you suffer from depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder or another form of mental illness, do you live in terror that your spouse will pick up and leave and demand full custody of the children? Do you just assume that you have no hope of getting shared custody simply...
Driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol is a serious problem for anybody -- but the consequences of a charge or conviction for folks going through a custody battle can be especially dire. In fact, as tempting as it might be to throw caution to the wind and blow...
Divorce can be rough -- particularly if you're a parent. You know that the end of your marriage is going to affect your children as much as it affects you. The more conscious you are of the emotional impact of your divorce on the kids, the easier it will be to develop...
When you're a parent of young children, a divorce means an uneasy transition to shared parenting. This often means splitting holidays and other special events -- or sharing them. If you're feeling a little stressed about the situation as you approach Halloween, can...
It's not uncommon to hear jokes about panicked or clueless fathers trying to handle the morning routine with the kids. You also hear jokes about new mothers who are nervous about leaving their husbands in charge of the baby for the first time. Those jokes play on our...
If you don't have primary custody of your children after divorce, you may find yourself struggling to stay connected to them and their lives. This frayed connection can even happen when parents share custody 50-50. In that 50% of the time your kids aren't with you,...
Is it even possible for you and your spouse to create a great family atmosphere for your children after your divorce? Absolutely! If you think about it, some of the reasons that you ended up divorced included not being happy with your ex -- and that definitely...
Shared parenting scares a lot of soon-to-be-divorced parents. The whole idea of being separated from their child for any length of time is upsetting -- and many parents start out wanting sole physical custody of their children following the divorce. Well, sole...
