If your spouse has an addiction, then both of you have a problem. No matter what they are hooked on, they are channeling a lot of time and energy into feeding that addiction. That is time and energy that is not being directed to you or invested in your marriage. Under...
Ideally, you and your co-parent will have come to an agreement on child custody during divorce proceedings. If this didn’t happen, then the court will have stepped in and come to a ruling based on the best interests of the child. In any case, custody orders are...
You and your spouse may have sat with your child to talk about your divorce. After talking with your child about what divorce will mean, why it’s happening, and that it wasn’t caused because of them, your child may have some questions. Children are curious, especially...
Finalizing your divorce will end your need to co-habit, but what about the period before? Once you decide to divorce, you may not want to carry on living together, but you might still need to unless you can find alternative arrangements. Only you can decide if you...
There has been a long-held cultural belief that once you’re married you must always stay married – through every fight and problem that might arise in the marriage. Recent generations have started changing these beliefs in favor of more individual freedom and personal...
Talking to someone about going through a divorce will usually start with things like how to manage the legal process or what to do to minimize the financial impact. There’s another area that you need to think about when you’re divorcing – the psychological effects....
There is no such thing as an easy divorce, but there are some ways to make the best out of a bad situation. Your divorce doesn’t have to be heated, drawn-out or aired in public. If a less stressful divorce appeals to you, then you may want to consider divorce...
People sometimes find it difficult to be co-parents. They don't see things the same way, it's hard to get along and they don't enjoy the necessary communication. If you're interested in making this go smoothly and if you want to be the best co-parent you can, however,...
You and your ex are co-parenting your children after a divorce. You know that the two of you haven't always seen eye-to-eye in terms of parenting styles when you were married, so now you're wondering if you need to try to adopt the same style after the divorce. First...
The most contentious divorces tend to receive the greatest amounts of publicity. High-profile celebrity divorces paint a dramatic picture of the process. The reality is much different though. More and more people are finding out that a non-contentious divorce can be...
