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...
When you look at the statistics, it becomes very clear that young marriages end at a higher rate. Technically, anyone who gets married before 32 years old has higher odds of divorce than they would if they waited. People who get married at a very young age, such as 18...
Talking to children about an upcoming divorce is important. It’s going to be a bit different depending on their age levels. They will have different questions and need different amounts of information. That said, kids of any age are probably going to have questions....
Parents who are going through a divorce have to determine what type of parenting style arrangement they’re going to use. One option is parallel parenting, which is suitable for situations when working closely together isn’t possible. Children who have parents who are...
You’ve probably heard someone say that financial issues led to their divorce. But you may assume that what they mean is that they ran into financial hardship. As a couple, they didn’t have enough money to make ends meet, and this created a lot of stress that...
Filing for divorce can be stressful and confusing at times. It is easy to get caught up in the emotional aspect of your separation, making you lose sight of other factors. One aspect of your divorce and life to pay attention to is your financial situation. Divorce...