Raising children is an expensive endeavor, even if both parents have an income to help support them. Parents who go through a divorce will usually have to follow a child support order. This is meant to ensure that both adults are contributing to the financial...
Parental alienation is a serious matter that must be handled swiftly because it has a negative impact on the parent-child relationship. This is actually considered a form of child abuse because of the mental damage that it does to the child. The issue with this...
The decision to divorce means that you're going to have to divide everything you amassed during the marriage. While some of this involves an emotional aspect, a more challenging aspect of it is having to figure out how to make the finances work now. Some people...
People who are divorcing will have to go through the property division process. This is when you will split up the assets and debts from the marriage. There are some items, such as certain inheritances, that aren't handled during this process because the law outlines...
Even though spring was just ushered in, now is the time to look ahead to the summer months for child custody arrangements. There are many things that must be figured out quickly. This ensures that the children have appropriate care and that special things like...
The entire family is impacted when one spouse decides they are going to be unfaithful. One question that many parents have in this situation is whether the kids need to know or not. The short answer is that it depends on the situation. Thinking about the following...
Amassing assets is common when a couple is married, but this can lead to some very difficult discussions when a divorce occurs. Typically, the property division process in these cases will begin with some of the larger assets; however, this might actually make things...
One challenge that comes with a divorce is having to divide the assets and debts. For some couples, this process is easy, but that's not the case in a contentious divorce. When you're splitting up from someone who is toxic, you will find that they battle you on every...
When you're going through a divorce, it's easy to focus on the practical aspects of the split since these can have a tangible impact on your new life. Even though you might not realize that it's an issue, you need to be sure that you're watching your child's emotional...
Even though spring break isn't here yet, now is the time that you need to start thinking about plans if you're going to travel. For divorced parents, there is a layer of planning that must go on that's not present when both parents still reside in the same home. This...