Child Custody Mediation Checklist: How to Prepare for Your First Meeting
Divorced parents who are getting ready for their first meeting with a mediator can benefit from knowing what to expect. Here are a few ways to prepare, including our child custody mediation checklist. If you are a parent going through...
What Is the Easiest Way to Co-Parent? The Benefits of Parallel Parenting
Co-parenting is not always as easy as the headlines make it seem. Some divorced spouses may find parallel parenting a better strategy. This article discusses a few benefits of parallel parenting. Co-parenting is not always pleasant, but that is part...
Permanent Alimony in Florida Depends on These Important Factors
Permanent alimony in Florida is rare, but if your marriage lasted a long time before you and your spouse decided to get a divorce, you could be eligible. This article helps explain the basic aspects that could affect your case....
4 Signs a Premarital Agreement Could Save You Some (Financial) Heartache
Is a premarital agreement — also known as a prenuptial agreement — right for you? This article presents four scenarios that might require one. One of the best feelings in the world is finding someone who is a perfect match...
What Is Collaborative Divorce in Florida?
What is collaborative divorce in Florida and how does it work? This article explains what you can expect and why you might want to try it over traditional divorce. Traditional divorce is a notoriously messy ordeal. By the time the...
Holiday Co-Parenting Plan Ideas For Divorced Parents
Make the holidays special and worry-free this year with these essential holiday co-parenting plan ideas. When you are a divorced parent, the holiday season—just like that toy train set you got the kids—has the potential to go off the rails...
Timesharing on Thanksgiving: Some Solutions for Co-Parents from a Divorce Attorney
We are supposed to feel thankful on Thanksgiving, but if you are a divorced parent, feeling grateful can be difficult if you and your co-parent cannot agree on who gets the kids. Timesharing on Thanksgiving doesn’t have to be frustrating,...
How to Help Kids Overcome their Fear of Divorce and What Comes After
Every year, thousands of children experience the divorce of their parents. Many of these children deal with the fear of divorce and its aftermath. It is sad, but not surprising—when parents break up, every child feels the effects differently, and...
4 Tell-Tale Signs Divorce Mediation Won’t Work for You (and What to Do Instead)
When a marriage becomes more difficult to hold together than it is to let it fall apart, the next question that many couples ask is whether divorce mediation is possible. In many instances, mediation is a kinder, less fraught process...
Need Divorce Help During COVID? Why the Pandemic Is Making Couples Split
Do you need divorce help during this difficult time? You are not alone. Here’s why COVID-19 could be causing a rise in the divorce rate. Most married couples are not used to spending every waking hour together, so it should...