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Co-Parenting Tips for Divorced Parents
Don’t speak ill of the other parent in front of your children! Your children are half of each of you and if you criticize the parent, you are criticizing, and hurting, your child. Your child will notice somewhere inside them and will be grateful that you didn’t disparage the other. Time will tell and they…
Questions to Ask Before Getting Divorced
When deciding whether to proceed with a divorce, ask yourself whether your issues are what I call ‘roommate issues’. If you still love each other and the bricks between you have piled up so that leaving the cap off the toothpaste is exacerbated to world war III, let’s see whether a therapist can help you…
Shared Parenting Is Best for Children After Divorce
More and more courts are routinely favoring shared parenting time schedules when work requirements allow. Children want to be loved by both parents and they always love both of you. We work to ensure that one parent is not the fun parent while the other is the working parent. The article, “After divorce, shared parenting…
Preparing Your Finances For Divorce
If you haven’t been the one paying the bills for your joint household, you will need to learn and there is no time like the present while you are going through the divorce process. We take the time during the mediation process to make sure that you understand your finances and can afford your decisions.…
Money Issues and Divorce
Sometimes during a mediation session, I will hear one partner say, “you only care about the money.” My response is that it is now mostly about money so try not to be offended. Whether the financial issues arise during your marriage or during your divorce, the conflict is often about money. Being honest, having those…
Top Three Divorce Expenses
The article The Top Three Big Divorce Expenses provides an explanation of the top three expenses in divorce and tips on what you should do. Clearly divorce mediation is significantly less expensive financially and emotionally than litigation. Another important consideration as you address your divorce issues is how a working parent arranges time with children in…