When considering divorce, there will be thousands of things swirling through your mind at a million miles per hour. It's easy to make an already difficult process more challenging by taking actions that can be avoided. Here are five mistakes people considering divorce often make: 1. Not meeting …
Blended Families, Finances and Child Support
There are many challenges you will face when being in a relationship. It is even more challenging to keep a balance between your past relationship with your new relationship when either relationship includes children. When there are multiple commitments to family members, dealing with finances can …
The Smartest Decision a Parent Can Make During a Divorce
As parents, it is essential to develop a partnership that encourages teamwork. However, when a partnership is shaken, i.e., in a divorce, you undergo an imbalance that requires extra support to keep you grounded. Unfortunately, as we get older, we teach ourselves to handle everything that is …
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Communication is the Key to Avoiding Divorce
When people get married, it's usually with the best of intentions and filled with love and hope. They believe, or at least hope, their marriages will be successful. But, couples do break up -- in many ways, and for many reasons -- often reach their breaking point when one or both parties in the …
How Close is Too Close?
Your ex and you have ended your relationship and are in the middle of a divorce. Being single feels brand new once again and you'll have to make decisions on your own, which is a good thing for some people. Your initial reaction may be to move as far away as possible to try to start a life without …
Divorce and Cheating: Impact on Teenagers
Telling your teenagers that you and your spouse are divorcing is difficult enough. Even when both parents agree that it's for the best and there aren't (many) hard feelings, telling a child (or teenager) is one of the hardest parts of the process under any circumstance. However, if infidelity was …
Transitioning From a Two-Parent Household
Transitioning from living with your spouse and raising your children, to raising kids alone, can be a much bigger challenge than you might imagine. There are many issues that you will need to work through post-divorce or separation, but trying to assume the responsibilities of both parents and learn …
Discussing Divorce With Your Kids
Telling your children that their parents are splitting is one of the hardest conversations you may ever have. No parent tells their children the same way, and no child reacts the same way. It's hard to know exactly what to say when you're separating or divorcing, but there are a few common …
Initial Steps to Divorce Recovery
How you handle the first few months of a divorce may determine how quickly you recover. Some people bounce back, begin dating and don't feel extreme depression after only a few months. Some people take years to recover, and some people never really get over their divorce. It's a great idea to make a …
A New Way to Cope
You can find thousands of articles and books on how to cope with a divorce. Everyone knows a divorce or separation can be difficult, but everyone handles it differently and no one can tell you exactly how best to deal with the transition. Author Pamela Dussault recently shared that discovering who …