You value your career and you feel happy to be a working parent. While you love your kids, you still want to stay in the workforce and try to find some balance.While that may work during your marriage, if you and your spouse decide to get divorced, it could put you at...
Year: 2018
7 ways parents interfere with custody rights
In a perfect world, parents always abide by the child custody orders laid out by the court. Even when they do not get along, they know that it is the best thing to do for the children.In reality, though, parents sometimes attempt to interfere with each other's custody...
Questions you must ask when ordered to pay child support
As you get closer to a divorce, you realize that you are going to be ordered to pay child support. You cannot see any way around it. While you do not mind paying because you want to help your children, you also realize that you need to learn as much as possible about...
5 tips for that post-divorce road trip with the kids
This is the first summer of your divorce. The kids are out of school, and you would love to take them on a road trip. You know it is bound to be different than when you were married, but you are excited to get away for a while and make some memories.This can get...
Subtle divorce warning signs
Divorce warning signs are not always as obvious as a public shouting match at a gathering with friends and family. You do not always come home to find your spouse in bed with someone else. These things do happen, but many relationships deteriorate far more slowly,...
Judges and owners look at dogs differently in divorce
You think of your dog as the third member of your family, and the two of you have an especially close bond. You let the dog sleep in your bed every night, and he always sleeps on your side. You take the dog for two walks every day, you give him food and water, and you...
3 myths that make people think fathers shouldn’t get custody
Fortunately, bias in child custody cases has been changing over the years. The traditional view was that mothers were better suited to care for children and fathers were better suited to provide financially for a family. That meant mothers tended to get custody rights...
Is offshore banking illegal?
Have you gotten the idea that offshore banking is illegal? Whenever you hear about it, do you think of movies about tax evasion, drug running and other such activities?People often have a bit of a mixed-up idea when it comes to offshore banking, probably because of...
Watch out for parental abduction warning signs
Parental abduction happens when one parent takes the child outside of the state or even the country without the permission of the other parent. For instance, perhaps you and your spouse got divorced, and you have joint custody of your child, who lives with you for a...
Ideas for bonding with kids even with limited time
As you and your spouse split up custody of your children, you realize that your time with them will be limited. Half of the time, they're going to live with your ex. You will need to make those days that you do get with them really count.How do you do it? Take a...