Going through a divorce is difficult, especially if you have children and pets. One of the hardest things to decide on will be how your children split their time between your homes. You may also need to decide who can take care of your pets and if they should be in...
Year: 2019
Help children of divorce adjust with more control
As an adult, you think that a divorce is hard. It's emotional and frustrating. Imagine how your children must feel, if you're having difficulty coping as an adult. Children who are going through the divorce of their parents sometimes have a difficult time adjusting....
Post-decree modifications can be a response to hidden assets
After you go through a divorce, you may think that the worst is over. You don't believe that there is anything else that you'd change, and you feel confident that everything was done by the book.Later, you find out that your ex-spouse hid assets during the divorce. As...
How can you tell your adult children you’re divorcing?
When you're considering a divorce, you may not be worrying about your adult children. After all, they're old enough to be out of your home, and your divorce, in your mind, won't have a significant impact on them. It won't impact their home lives and is unlikely to...
Help your kids adjust to divorce with these 3 tips
Children are resilient, but that doesn't mean that they won't have some trouble transitioning when their parents divorce. Custody transitions seem relatively straightforward, but the truth is that they are not.Children deal with a number of issues when parents divorce...
How do I decide whether to file for divorce?
Deciding to file for a divorce is one of the most impactful decisions that you will make in your life. It's not a decision to be taken lightly. Many people who are unhappy in their marriage spend months or even years dwelling over the possibility of divorce before...
How can you cope with divorce stress?
Going through a divorce isn't always devastating, but even if you're happy with the idea of a divorce, it still has an impact on your life. You will have good days and bad days. You may have days where there is financial strain and days where everything works out...
Can my marriage end in an annulment?
There are times when a divorce is not actually the correct way to end a marriage. Sometimes, a better option is an annulment. Annulments are interesting because unlike divorces, they completely cancel a marriage. They make it as if you've never been married at...
How do you divide a child’s belongings in divorce?
When you have children, it can be difficult to decide on how to divide your property. Things that you might not normally worry about, like splitting up furniture, suddenly becomes a bigger problem when it's your child's bedroom set, and you're already concerned about...
What are a child’s best interests?
When child custody cases are discussed, the term you'll hear over and over again is that any decision has to be in your child's best interests. What's important for you to understand is exactly what that means.The best interests of a child do not necessarily mean...