Conflict is inevitable, but combat is optional.
Children make the divorce process more challenging, especially if parents cannot agree on how to share parental responsibilities. Custody battles can be emotionally draining and expensive --not to mention having a negative effect on the children’s well-being....
Co-parenting is never easy. However, it can be easier when kids are at some points in their development than it can be during others. For example, some parents find that trying to co-parent “tweens” (pre-teens) across two households is particularly challenging. By...
Sorting out financial issues can be one of the most pressing challenges in a New Jersey divorce. Spouses typically have years of property and debts to divide. There may also be financial support issues that they need to address. When spouses share children, one parent...
Discipline after a divorce can be different. You and the other parent may disagree on how to approach it in the two homes. But this doesn't have to be difficult. Below are two tips to help you: Agree on the rules to employ in both homes While you and the other parent...
When parents separate, their children often find themselves dealing with two very different parenting styles as well as lifestyles. One person’s parenting style may have dominated when they were together. Sometimes, when parents become single, their lifestyles -- and...
When people use the term “co-parenting,” they’re typically referring to divorced couples or maybe couples in long-term relationships who have gone their separate ways but are both continuing to parent their child. Some co-parents, however, didn’t have a serious or...
If you’ve been consuming a lot of advice as you move toward divorce, you’ve probably seen multiple articles on how parents should tell their children they’re divorcing. If you and your spouse don’t have children, you’re likely relieved that you don’t have to go...
As a parent, you want what’s best for your child. In your case, that may have meant getting a divorce. During the divorce process, you’ll discover that divorcing parents are awarded child custody. Child custody determines each parent’s rights, obligations and...
Divorce can feel like a scorched-earth battleground, but there may be a way to head off all-out war and end your marriage under more peaceful terms. Mediation, with experienced guidance, could keep you out of the courtroom while facilitating a better post-divorce...
Once the emotional intensity of divorce begins fading, it is not uncommon for one parent (or both) to notice shortcomings in their child custody order. You may feel comfortable with your arrangements, but what about your co-parent? They have a right to fair child...