When you and a spouse file for divorce but still have to be co-parents to your children, the opportunity for conflict can continue. While it’s ideal that a child have both parents in his life following the breakup, that isn’t always a good idea. And sometimes the judgment that was…
Anna Kendrick, the famous actress, Twitter personality, and “Cups” singer, has opened up about her parents’ decision to file for divorce, and what she has to say is hopeful to any child of divorce or parents thinking of taking the step. “I hate when people think you’re broken because your…
Much is made over how children are affected when their parents decide to file for divorce. While the negative effects are well-documented and not worth dismissing, that doesn’t mean the situation is without its share of positives. Sometimes children actually can benefit from divorce and those benefits can range from…
Recently, Huffington Post asked their readers to share some hard truths about being a single parent once they decided to file for divorce. While the website culled through hundreds of responses and eventually published the top 11, there was one that really stood out to us: “Realize that there’s a…
Just this week, a Redditor who’d decided to file for divorce, thus ending his 10-year marriage, wanted to know how others who’d experienced unhappy homes saw the divorce of their parents. “There is no abuse, but there is no love, either,” he said. “It is clear at this point that…
When you’re considering the decision to file for divorce, you’re going to hear a lot of advice — specifically if you have children. Well-meaning family, friends, and experts, may tell you to stay in the marriage “for the kids,” while others will use the same logic to encourage divorce. While…
A new study involving the children of people who file for divorce has determined that divorced parents are often in denial about the effects their breakup has on the well-being of their children. In the study, around 75 percent of participants believe their children have “coped well,” despite the fact…
When a marriage is on the fast track to divorce, couples have a tendency to first react by seeking their own legal representation. Attorneys can be incredibly helpful in highly combative divorces, and it seems that the more there is to lose, the more necessary they become. This is especially…
Michael Lohan recently went on the record to accept blame for daughter Lindsay’s tumultuous career in the wake of his 2007 divorce with Dina Lohan, the former child star’s mother. Lindsay was just 21 when her parents’ divorce was finalized, but the family drama was playing out in the public…
Parenting coordinators, or PCs, are an increasingly popular form of mediation for parents locked in high-conflict battles over custody rights (i.e. parents least likely to be going the online divorce route). While the function, in theory, is commendable, many people feel outraged by the idea that a court-appointed mental health…