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Newly Divorced Parent? Why It’s Worth Sweating the Small Stuff
Being a newly divorced parent means tackling a lot of unexpected situations. Before committing to a child support agreement, think about the finer details.
How to Introduce a New Partner to Your Child
I am so frequently asked about the best way to introduce a new partner to your child after divorce. There is no perfect way, but there are guidelines that can make the introduction easier. Children of divorce have experienced loss. When their parents split up, even if they have joint custody and see both parents […]
Cohabitation Agreement: What Is It and Why You Need One
In a perfect world, two people moving in together instinctively know which partner will pay the utility bills, cover the rent, walk the dog, and buy the auto insurance. But most of the time, the perfect world is not the world we inhabit. In the real world of cohabitation, two people deciding to live together […]
7 Steps to Making Wise Decisions While Divorcing
Your marriage is ending, and you are a parent. In the midst of upheaval and strong feelings, you have to make complex and critically important choices. Where to live? How to keep finances manageable? If and how to use
4 Mistakes Often Made During a Child Custody Battle
When two parents separate and they are unable to work out a mutually agreeable parenting plan for their family, they have no alternative but to go to Court seeking a child custody order. When that happens, the parents are putting the decision of their children’s future into the hands of a family law judge who […]
Does Your Family Need a Mediator?
Families argue – especially around the holiday times. Overbearing in-laws, wayward teens, blended families, elder care or antiquated parenting plans can turn a happy home into a war zone. While some situations get resolved over time, others can go on for months – even years – sometimes causing severe damage. Instead of allowing conflict to […]
What’s the Right Holiday Schedule?
Holiday time can be wonderful and it can also be very painful. It is a hard season to be without your children, and being divorced means that part of the time you are without your children. And the hardest thing is that you don’t even always know what they are doing! Both parents need to […]
Holiday-Related Parenting Time Issues
Solutions to Common Holiday-Related Parenting Time Dilemmas
An Outline for Unwed Fathers in the State of Ohio
This blog is devoted to what steps must be taken by unwed fathers in Ohio so that they can officially and legally be determined as the father of their child(ren), and also receive orders regarding parenting time or custody. The situations: We receive many calls from fathers who have a child and are unmarried. Many […]
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