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Just Say ‘I Do’ by Margaret W. Miller The emotional burden of planning and paying for a wedding is massive — even happily married couples find it enormously stressful. Divorced couples may find the process so upsetting that they’ll want to divorce their ex-spouse all over again. But as someone who’s recently been through this [...]
By T. Brandon Jaynes What is family? In the family law context, defining what makes up a “family” is getting harder and harder to do. Grandparents are raising children, so are aunts and uncles; sometimes, even, stepmom or stepdad attempt to get custody of children. Sometimes a married man will have an affair and “the other [...]
Stepmoms have a bad rap. Think about it. Before you’ve even spoken or had chance to demonstrate your parenting skills you have a reputation and it’s not a good one. Think Snow White and Cinderella. In reality, being a stepmom requires some special skills and with the complex dynamics of a blended family I think [...]
By Keri Kettle As “the mom,” during your marriage it was probably assumed you had the final say on decisions related to the children. But after divorce, expectations of mothers and fathers change. Taking a position of being “in charge” of all decisions related to your children, even when they are with their dad, could [...]
The Return of the Absent Ex My friend pulled me aside the other day to ask me a question about one of his coworkers, who I’ll call Jane. Jane is a single mom and has been divorced for almost a decade. Jane’s Ex disappeared after the divorce, never paid child support, and would only rarely [...]
Everyone knows that parenting can be difficult even if you’re married. It’s inevitable that you and your spouse will disagree on some issues. Parenting after divorce means there’s a high probability that those differences will become more pronounced and more entrenched especially if there’s a power struggle between you and your STBX. Helen has three [...]
The first few months after divorce are a time of transition and significant changes especially for children. As unfair as it is, it’s normal for kids to prefer spending time with one parent over the other. Chances are they’re more comfortable with the parent with whom who they’ve spent the most time and they’ll probably [...]
High on the list of what not to say to someone getting divorced is, “At least your children are grown.” No matter their age, children are always challenged with the end of their parents’ marriage and age doesn’t make it any easier. It just means the challenges are different. My present guest, Elizabeth was married for thirty-eight [...]
Parenting after divorce is challenging. Quite apart from differences in parenting approaches, one of the first and most obvious challenges is what to do about family celebrations and other events that are centered around your children. Most couples don’t find this easy at first—they’re still struggling to renegotiate their relationship from being a spousal one [...]
The end of a marriage means having to grapple with what is family after divorce. It can mean having to rethink everything you grew up believing, it can mean throwing away the vision for your own family that you’ve held for as long as you can remember and it can leave you wondering, “What now? [...]
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