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Planning for Your Child’s Mental Health Care During Divorce

Planning Your Child’s Mental Health Care During Divorce

Parenting a child with a significant mental health issue can be stressful and trying. Often, attending to their needs can mean seeing numerous specialists and even watching them endure multiple hospitalizations. There can also be challenges which come with making sure that they get the right accommo...

Divorcing a Partner who has Borderline or any other Personality Disorder

When a relationship is ending it can bring out hostility and anger on both sides. Sometimes a family law office can help with divorce mediation, but in other cases mediation won't be effective. While some negative behaviors and comments may occur, there can be situations where one partner&...

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Managing your child’s gender identity issues as divorced parents

Today, it has become more common to hear of children identifying as transgender. When families live together, ...

Divorce when you have teenage children

When parents of adolescents split up, the children have to contend with the pain of divorce and the ordinary c...

Signs your ex may be exposing your kids to the wrong people

Sharing time with your kids after a divorce can be a difficult adjustment even when you and your ex are on the...

What to do when your spouse doesn't want to divorce, but you do

By the time you are ready to file for divorce, you have probably spent endless hours soul searching and months...

My child won’t see me: What are my options?

When divorcing parents are fighting each other, they can unintentionally (or intentionally) put their kids in ...

How to handle step-sibling conflict

Today, it’s not unusual for divorced parents to marry other parents and combine households. Although kid...

What is the guardian ad litem supposed to be doing in my Wisconsin custody case?

Going through a divorce with children is stressful under any circumstances, but it can be especially hard when...

Do my ex-in-laws have a right to visitation?

When you divorce with minor children, it's likely you and your ex will share placement and custody. This will ...

Is it worth it to go to marriage counseling before filing for divorce?

When a couple believes their marriage may be ending, they may decide to try marriage counseling before initiat...

Why “fair” isn’t really the word judges use in making decisions, so you shouldn’t either

Divorce can feel like one of the most unfair situations possible. This can be especially true when you feel yo...

Difference between marital, pre-marital, gifted and inherited assets, and why it matters

Getting engaged is an exciting time when couples make plans for the future. For some, these plans may include ...

Why you should always consult with a lawyer if you plan to use a pre-nuptial agreement

When two people decide to get married, one or both may be entering the relationship with considerable wealth, ...

Financial strategies for tightening the belt after divorce, in ways that don’t feel "bad"

Anyone who has been through it can tell you that divorce can be financially devastating. Having to adjust from...

Why "putting your children first" doesn’t mean what you mean what you think it does (i.e., get your own life after divorce)

When you are a parent going through a divorce, you have to endure the pain of ending your marriage, while doin...