Should you stay for the sake of the kids?  A simple question that has no simple answer.  Everyone enters marriage with the intention of a ‘happily-ever-after’.  If only life were so simple.  Even good marriages have rough times, however, so how…
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Will there be enough to live off of once child support is deducted?  The courts don’t really care about that.  The calculation has to do with the gross monthly income of both parents and the non-custodial parent pays child support…
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Divorce is a sad and all too frequent occurrence nowadays.  It is destressing to witness the breakup of a previously loving relationship.   As anxiety-provoking as the breakup of a marriage might be to the two principle parties, when there are…
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There are several issues at hand with this topic. First of all, who says that only men have unpaid child support? According to 2005 US Census figures, 74% of women who are required to pay child support actually pay some…
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The security of children is based on the stable world which contains their parents and the routines of daily life.  This includes things such as the rhythm of the school term and seasonal celebrations, both national and familial. What disturbs…
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Divorce is one of the sad facts of a modern society and can turn the lives of our children turned upside down. Children can experience a range of emotions ranging from guilt and anger to feelings of rejection which can lead to very low self esteem. Your…
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Divorce can be traumatic for all parties involved. Even when a marriage breaks up without recriminations and hostility, children usually suffer feelings of anguish and confusion. While some of the hurt is inevitable, you can help to reduce the trauma…
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The first thing I would like to say is when I was a kid, my parents came to the conclusion that a divorce was the only solution to the problems they were facing, fighting, cheating, lying, thieving, and so on. The hardest…
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Divorce happens as part of life.  Children need to learn that life has painful events, it is not their fault.   In fact, it should be emphasized that fault is not a factor at all.  Blame is something that children naturally…
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All children have a right to have both parents in their lives as far as is realistically possible. It seems that more and more the father’s rights to be part of his children’s lives is being eroded to such a…
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Did you know that over half of all marriages today end up in divorce court? Transitioning into a new form of family with either a single parent, a step family or a blended household can be a stressful or even…
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Yes a father should have the same rights as the mother in terms of custody of the children. Nothing angers me more than those women who think that the father is not as an important role in a child’s life…
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When a couple decides to get a divorce, it can be very traumatic for the children involved. There is a lot of sadness, anger and confusion. Most often, children do not understand why mom and dad have decided to split….
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Having been a High Conflict Expert for many years, sometimes it feels like perhaps you have seen and heard it all! One of the jobs a conflict expert does is being court-appointed as a Parenting Coordinator for high-conflict couples.  A Parenting Coordinator is an exceptionally well-trained professional…
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Retaining the custody of your children may be the hardest part of winning a divorce. The courts have only one priority when it comes to children. That is to provide what is best for the children. A divorce is a…
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There are quite a few catch 22’s to child support. Child support was originally set in place to help women raise their children. It used to be that when a women got divorced her income was lowered substantially and she…
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It can be difficult for an adult to handle a divorce, much less a child.  The children’s lives will likely be subject to major changes, of which they have no control.  There are things you can do in order to…
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The rate at which families today are splitting up is staggering. Children are being separated from one parent or the other and there is an enormous price being paid by them as individuals, as well as by society as a…
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How to get your spouse to agree to having children First of all, If the two of you have agreed in the beginning of the relationship or before marriage that children wasn’t going to be apart of your lives, you…
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Unfortunately, more than half of all marriages performed today will end in divorce. Not only is it all too common, the break up of your marriage is one of the worst things that can happen to you. Studies show that…
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Growing up without a father can be difficult. Think about how growing up without a father would be like. Put yourself in the shoes of another whom has experienced the divorce of their parents. If you love your parents then…
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Let me begin this summary piece on one of the more important things that can happen in the life of a child by answering the question posed in the sub-title directly. The answer is that neither solution is, generally speaking,…
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There is a reason that the term “football widow” was coined.  Many men are enthralled with the rough and tumble sport to the point that they ignore their wives from August until February when the Super Bowl gives many a…
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Perhaps that most overlooked aspect of divorce is the disillusionment and disbelief that occurs in the lives of the children of the former couple. Adults are affected as well, but saw all of the warning signs that the relationship shows…
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Explaining the fact that your former partner had an affair to your daughter is never easy. Daughters generally take things to heart much more deeply than sons do. This means that she may have a lot of difficulty trusting the…
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No matter what side of the child support issues you’re on, taking care of your children should be the top priority.  Unfortunately, in some cases this is not what happens.  When it comes down to it, it’s the children that…
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You should have been being yourself the whole time, and certainly before and after marriage, truly representing yourself and being true to who you are is essential. Your spouse is the one person closest to you in the entire world,…
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Divorce has become a very real reality in this day and age. But what about the children involved? Do they have a say? How do they feel about this situation that they have absolutely no control over? What is going…
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