One of the most difficult parts of divorce is helping your kids get used to transitioning between two houses. Half of the challenge is not letting your own feelings make them feel even more uncomfortable than they already are. By …
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An estimated 15 to 20 percent of divorced moms and dads share the parenting of their children in the U.S., according to statistics from the Washington, D.C.-based American Coalition for Fathers & Children, a nonprofit organization that supports shared parenting. …
After a divorce, usually one parent has primary physical custody. This means that the noncustodial parent often must put forth considerable effort to establish or maintain a close relationship with their child. It’s even more difficult if the co-parents live …
A contentious courtroom divorce can cost tens of thousands of dollars and drag on for months or years. To try to contain the damage, and save time, money, and heartache, one Arizona couple is taking a different path: mediation. Shari …
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Many years ago, when I was a resident in pediatrics, an adolescent patient asked me if I had ever smoked pot. It wasn’t a friendly question, more an oh-yeah-says-you response to my own inquiries, warning me off. No patient has …
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For years, mental health professionals were trained to see children as mere products of their environment who were intrinsically good until influenced otherwise; where there is chronic bad behavior, there must be a bad parent behind it. But while I …
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In what lawyers believe was a first in Maryland, a judge recently ordered a divorcing Calvert County couple to split custody of their dog, a recognition, experts say, that pets stand apart from other property. Once rare, post-breakup disputes over …
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Ask Brian, a Fort Lauderdale surgeon, about his pending divorce and his voice will rise as he describes how his wife decimated his life and how he has fought to keep his kids close by. The battle, after 11 years …
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Harry and Barbara Cooper are telling everyone how their marriage has lasted seven decades. On the day of their 72nd wedding anniversary, they leaned toward each other, hands tenderly clasped, as they peered into the camera. 'It's a give-and-take situation," …
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It can be a heart-wrenching emotional battle when a couple is forced to live together during a painful divorce because they cannot sell their home. Since the economic downturn two years ago devastated the housing market, more and more husbands …
THE LONG GOODBYE: WHEN A DIVORCING COUPLE IS STUCK LIVING UNDER THE SAME ROOF Read more »