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...
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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...
Potential advantages of buying an existing business
If you want to be a business owner, there are a few different ways to do it. Two of the most common include starting a business on your own or buying a business that already exists. Most often, business owners have an idea for a company that they want to create. They...
Protect your assets with trusts
There are many reasons why you might want to set up a trust. Perhaps you want to make sure your children inherit your assets, or you want to protect your assets from creditors. Whatever the reason, trusts can be a valuable tool for estate planning. What are the...
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...
Prevent your family from fighting after your death
When you pass away, there is always a risk that your family could get into arguments or disagree about how to handle your estate. It’s important to take action and to look into ways to prevent arguments or will contests, for example, so your passing can be as peaceful...
When might the legal validity of a will be challenged?
A will is an essential part of any estate plan. With this document, you can detail how your assets are distributed upon your death. You can also nominate legal guardians for your children and much more. As with any legal instrument, a will must hold under legal...