August 2015

How do Children see Step-parents?

How do Children see Step-parents?

A single divorce is hard enough on children, but second marriages have a higher risk for divorce than first marriages. How do children think about multiple sets of step-parents? That’s what scientists at University of Missouri College of Human Environmental Sciences decided to study.
They interv…

Consider Hiring a Financial Adviser

Consider Hiring a Financial Adviser

Any divorce involves financial issues, but the older you get the more complicated the situation becomes. Ideally, both parties come away with enough money to support themselves and divide their assets according the the law. However, if one partner has been taking care of the finances for 30 years…

Sacred Cows of Marriage and Divorce

Sacred Cows of Marriage and Divorce

Google has been known to investigate some very strange areas. One couple who works for the company has decided to tackle the research on divorce and see if it really holds water. People throw around statistics about marriage and divorce all the time, but Astro Teller (yes, that’s his name) says t…

New Jersey Considering Mediation before Allowing Divorce

New Jersey Considering Mediation before Allowing Divorce

We’ve talked about how some states are requiring couples to attend sessions that explain the effects of divorce, but New Jersey may be taking it to a whole new level. They may require divorcing couples to go through mediation sessions first before they can legally divorce. Mediators says it saves…

Pre-nups – a good thing

Survey Reveals Current Religious Attitudes Toward Divorce

Most family lawyers try their best to stay out of the religious dimension of their client’s divorce cases, but religious questions can affect the decisions of many clients. In some religions divorce is seen as a sin, but how do Americans in general feel?
A new survey by LifeWay Research of 1,000…

8 Rules for Co-Parenting Success

8 Rules for Co-Parenting Success

Any successful co-parenting relationship needs structure. These structures can keep things cool and civil between you and your ex so you can focus on your children. Whether you’re married or not, your children are learning about you and about relationships by seeing how you act with each other.

1 in 4 Older Couples Now Divorcing

1 in 4 Older Couples Now Divorcing

All relationships will have problems, but there are couples that hang on just because of children or financial security. They may even be relatively happy. But after a lifetime of work and the children are all raised, sometimes a member of the couple may reassess why they are still in the relatio…

How One Family Fought CPS

Divorce Gone Very Wrong

A heartbreaking case involving child custody continues in Michigan. The ex-husband in the case has been trying to gain custody of the children, but the ex-wife has continually thwarted the husband’s attempts, even defying court orders to do so. Worse, she has convinced the children that their fat…

States Considering Counseling Before Divorce

States Considering Counseling Before Divorce

Should the state force couples to attend counseling sessions before their divorces are finalized? That’s what Oklahoma has just done. Oklahoma has one of the highest divorce levels in the nation. Since November 1st of last year, divorcing couples who have children need to attend four counseling s…

Tips for Successful Co-parenting

Tips for Successful Co-parenting

Co-parenting can be very tough, but it is so worth it for the sake of your children. It’s not always easy for the children either, though it is less traumatic than raising them alone. Successful co-parenting requires good communication skills with your ex, which is not always the easiest thing. T…