Granted the tension that comes with divorce, one of the questions couples ask when the process is underway is whether they can leave the family home before the divorce is finalized. However, every divorce case is unique. As such, the decision to stay or leave the...
Family Law
How to handle discipline as co-parents
If you are a parent about to divorce, don’t be surprised if keeping your child in check becomes a challenge. Children can sometimes act up as a subconscious way of expressing their upset over the divorce. What’s more, as you and your co-parent are unlikely to employ...
When co-parenting fails, try parallel parenting
Co-parenting is a post-divorce child custody arrangement so both you and your ex-spouse can continue your parental obligations. During a child custody arrangement discussion, you will likely discuss many important matters regarding the well-being of your child and how...
2 co-parenting mistakes to avoid
Your marriage and the divorce proceedings have finally reached their conclusions. Hopefully, you and your spouse managed to negotiate on property division and child custody so that everyone is relatively happy with the outcomes. Of course, this might be a tad...
How to handle holidays as a co-parent
Co-parenting requires you to put the needs of the children over your own desires. This can be rather difficult to handle during the holidays when all you want to do is spend time with your children. While there’s still a little time before the busy winter holiday...
Prenups and postnups: What you need to know
Marriage is a life-changing event for many people and if there were to ever be a problem that would result in divorce, people can put prenuptial agreements (also known as prenups) in place to protect their assets. This legal document is created before marriage and...
Is your spouse hiding money in cryptocurrency?
People try to hide money in a lot of different ways when going through a divorce. Some of them just give money to friends. Others funnel it into a small business that they own. Still others will set money aside in hidden accounts or safe deposit boxes. There are often...
Can the children decide where to live?
As your divorce gets closer, you know that sharing time with the children is your biggest goal. Your marriage is going to end, but being a parent is still the most important thing to you. Your custody rights are a major focus. What you’re worried about is that your...
How old is too old to divorce?
You and your spouse have been together for many years, but you’ve found that you simply aren’t interested in the same kind of lifestyle anymore. You want to continue being active and to travel around the world. You are using your retirement as a time when you can...
What happens if your spouse refuses to agree to divorce?
You may have recently considered divorce and readied all the divorce papers. You asked your spouse to sign their part and they flat-out refused. There are many reasons why your spouse may be refusing to sign the divorce papers: They think they can save the marriage,...