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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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Leaving a Long-Term Marriage

Divorce is one of the most difficult and stressful experiences you can have during any phase of your life. For...

What to Expect After Divorce

Depending on the circumstances, a divorce can either be relatively short or a long drawn out process.&nbs...

How can I safely divorce when there is domestic violence in my relationship?

Domestic violence is a rampant problem in our society that cuts through all cultural, racial, and socioeconomi...

Moving out involves several factors you must consider

Can I make my Spouse move out during divorce?

By the time you or your spouse has spoken the words “I want a divorce,” you may have crossed a poi...

If I divorce will I lose my bond with my children?

When your marriage is just not working, and you have children, you can find yourself at a difficult crossroad....

Divorce when one partner is financially controlling

In some marriages, it works better when one partner handles paying bills and keeping up with household finance...

First Look can help you through your financial nightmares.

I rely on my partner’s income but want a divorce: What are my options?

When you are financially dependent on your spouse and want to leave the marriage, you can feel powerless and t...

A neutral professional will consider your financial and emotional needs.

Neutral Professionals and Your Divorce

Going through divorce impacts almost every aspect of your life from your finances to your home, emotional heal...

My Spouse is Having an Affair: What are my Options?

Any type of deception during a marriage can create a crack in its foundation. However, when the dishonesty is ...

Ending a marriage with a narcissist

Divorce can bring out negative qualities in both people which they barely recognize. However, sometimes ...

Step-children and ending your relationship

Becoming a step-parent, especially to young children, can mean taking on an important role in their lives and ...

Extended Family Relationships and Divorce

In many cases, being part of a family is not just about your spouse but will also involve their siblings, pare...

Talking to Your Adult Children About Your Divorce

When parents divorce, they may no longer share a home or finances, but they will always have a mutual connecti...

A neutral third party can help settle a tense dispute.

Is Divorce Mediation Right for You?

In Wisconsin, one way to resolve your divorce case is through mediation. During mediation, each side and their...

Common Myths About Divorce

It is hard to know what to expect when you and the person you thought you were going to spend the rest of your...

The Emotionally Intelligent Divorce

The term “Emotional Intelligence” is commonly used in popular culture to describe the quality of b...

Creating a Healing Place After Divorce

After the divorce papers are signed, and everything becomes final, the case activity stops, and your post-divo...

Surviving Divorce: Letting go of anger and embracing forgiveness (forgiving isn’t always forgetting but some research suggests it helps!)

Going through a divorce can feel as though you and your life have been turned inside out. During th...

Divorce After 50

The reasons that lead a couple to divorce are complicated and vary from situation to situation. It may be that...

Forgiveness is the first step to a healthy emotional recovery from an affair.

Surviving Divorce: Recovering from the pain of an Affair

While any act of deception during a marriage feels like a violation, discovering that your spouse is having an...