The often brutal process of a divorce brings a family stress and pain equal to a death of a close family member, affecting everyone, but nobody more deeply, traumatically and irreversibly than the children. Divorce, while sometimes necessary, is rarely …
When it comes to children of divorce, as hard as it may be, you don’t want the holidays to be a time that they dread. “Yeah, the holidays have a rich tradition with my family. It’s when Mom and Dad …
When your ex derails Xmas, bite your tongue and think of the kids Read more »
The path to adulthood used to be clear — love, marriage, baby carriage — and no one embodied that more than America's working class. But today, for those with only a high school education, that order no longer holds; in …
Unmarried With Kids: A Shift In The Working Class Read more »
Divorce can be a very confusing, often difficult time. And after the papers have been signed, things have been moved, and lives have been uprooted, nothing every really goes back to being the same. If you've recently been divorced, you …
While more residents are dealing with financial constraints, married couples considering divorce are putting the idea farther down on their list of priorities. “All over the country, divorces are being held off,” said Cristi McMurdie, south Tempe attorney and mediator …
Reliance on divorce subsides with economy; new emphasis on attorney mediation services Read more »
Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, New Year’s — they can be a landmine for co-parents to navigate. Just-divorced exes, not yet settled into a co-parenting groove, especially may struggle with ironing out who will get the kids during the holidays and other …
As if the holidays weren't stressful enough, they present additional challenges for separated, divorced and divorcing parents, especially when the separation has just happened. There are 3 things at work: • Holiday Anxiety in General • Adapting to Changes in …
Holiday Parenting Tips: Creating a New Normal for Divorcing and Separated Parents Read more »
After my divorce, when my ex-husband and his new wife were expecting their first child together, my mother casually suggested one day, during one of her yearly Christmas visits to New York: "maybe you could be a big, extended family? …
I suppose it's an occupational hazard. It happens regularly. First, there's a moment of awkwardness. They recognize, but can't place me. Then it hits them: I am the judge on Divorce Court, and that's when it begins. People start telling me …
How to Deal with Feelings of Lack of Control while Navigating Divorce Court Read more »
Divorcing parents usually worry about the long-term emotional impact their split could have on the kids, but new research suggests there may be a physical fallout, too. The Canadian research suggests the children of divorce may be at a higher …
Children of divorce more prone to strokes as adults Read more »