One of the toughest parts of raising children comes when they hit their teen years. Their young minds are developing from adolescence into adulthood and that comes with a whole new set of challenges as they try to deal with grown-up issues while they’re still, in many ways, children. To…
If you’ve made the decision to file divorce papers against your spouse but anticipate messy pushback, then you should start preparing now for how to handle the situation. First a word of warning: if your spouse is abusive, this piece isn’t for you. In those cases you should focus first…
So you were able to go the uncontested divorce route and get out of the marriage relatively unscathed, physically or emotionally. You’re on the road to recovery, and soon you’ll be ready to date again. It’s a great place to be in the healing process, but be careful that you…
Smooth divorces are quite rare in the court system, but they are possible. It just takes proper planning and commitment. Here are three ways to do it effectively and transition out of the doldrums and into a happy, well-adjusted life. First, the kids. If you have any make sure that…
A recent article on Huffington Post by contributor Heather Sweeney delved into the resolutions that one should be making for life after divorce. The cool thing about this article is that each resolution is represented by only one word. It’s up to you to interpret that word and determine what…
Children depend on you for everything. At first, they need you to help them understand their new world. When they’re old enough to know right from wrong, they need you to teach them. When they are disappointed or experience failure, they need an example for how to overcome. When you…
If you’ve recently finalized the divorce forms, it’s common to feel agitation and apprehension over your first Valentine’s Day. But it doesn’t have to be a dark day, particularly if you had an uncontested divorce and the tension and conflict that were once a part of your marriage are long…
Loneliness is often an inevitable outcome when a relationship ends, whether through divorce forms or simply a close situation with a significant other. There will be times when you want to just go to the coffee shop and sit with a notebook or laptop, acting busy when all you really…
While you may not be too keen on Valentine’s Day right now — depending on where you are in filing your divorce forms — you’ll eventually be back in the dating world. When you do find someone new, it’s important to know love when you see it and feel it.…
Gay marriage appears to have won approval — or acceptance rather — from a narrow majority of the country, but when it comes to offering gay wedding services, businesses should still be allowed to reject on religious grounds, a new study reveals. According to the survey, conducted by the Associated…