Back to School Tips for Divorced Co-parents

Following on the heels of last week’s suggestions for stepparents, the tips for divorced co-parenting are also based on common sense.  It’s still helpful to follow a guided outline of do’s and don’t’s especially when your children are involved.  This way you ensure that both parents and stepparents stay focused on their children’s best interests. …

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The New Generation – A Friendly Divorce is Not an Oxymoron

The current generation of young couples, Generation X, is the generation of children of divorced parents.  Increasingly, these young couples are making different choices as the generation who come from divorced parents.  They want to do better or somehow not make the same mistakes their parents made.  When I was doing research for another blog…

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Should Alimony be Predictable?

There are child support guidelines so that parents can determine the amount of money each must contribute for the purpose of raising their child.  The law dictates how the numbers to be plugged into the formula should be calculated.  When special needs or circumstances exist, the law provides for deviation from the formula so that…

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Help for Upside Down Mortgages

So many of the couples who I’ve been working with lately are finding themselves upside down on their mortgages.  For those of you who aren’t familiar with the term, being ‘upside down’ means that you owe more to the lender on your mortgage than your home is currently worth.   The refrain I often hear is…

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