Once the decision to divorce is taken, it’s important to focus on the future. This can be difficult, as you might spend a lot of time thinking about the past, especially if your spouse surprised you with a divorce request. Nevertheless, the only part of your life you...
Parents who aren’t in a relationship with each other will still have to communicate with each other for their children. This isn’t always easy, and arguments will likely happen during this process. The way you handle an argument with your co-parent can affect you and...
When the court issues a child custody order, both parents must follow that order. The court will have already considered what would be in the child’s best interests and attempted to set up a custody arrangement that focuses on their needs. However, those needs—like...
You and your co-parent should prepare for every aspect of raising your child in two homes. One of those aspects is custody exchange days. It's not uncommon for some co-parents to overlook transition days and then end up experiencing misunderstandings. So, have you...
Child support is standard after parents separate or divorce. The paying parent will contribute financially to the daily living expenses, education, medical care and other child needs. Generally, the court sets a fixed amount considering the child's needs and each...
You marry your spouse and have a child together, but then your romantic relationship takes a turn for the worse. Realizing it would be better to end the relationship, you file for divorce. After the divorce, you decide that you want to move. Perhaps you need...
Receiving gifts is a big part of Christmas for most children. However hard parents try to let them know that Christmas is about much more than this, most kids get very excited anticipating what they will get. If you are divorcing, gift-giving and Christmas as a whole...
The stress of divorce can be overwhelming, especially when there are children involved. While it is common for parents to seek joint custody of the children, there may be times when one parent asks for sole custody. That is, they wish to be the person who cares for...
Managing screen time has become a persistent concern for American parents in recent years. With children spending increasing amounts of time on phones, tablets and computers, it's often important for co-parents to create consistent guidelines for screen usage. When...
With all of the legal changes around pregnancy in Texas, there has been a lot of information on social media and elsewhere that isn’t true – or only partially true. It’s been widely reported that in some states, including Texas, women can’t get divorced if they’re...