Divorce Magazine recently pointed to a study that was published in the Family and Conciliation Court Review in 1992. Unfortunately, the age of the study cannot tell us much regarding current trends, but according to findings from 1,669 mediation sessions conducted in California family courts, it was determined that parents…
As filing for divorce has been rampant for the past four decades, so has instances of single mother households without a father in the home, or even visiting. Many children grow up having never even met their father. What are the effects of being fatherless in a culture that places…
Last Tuesday we discussed The Basics of Creating a Parenting Plan, including the basic terminology. As we emphasized, and re-emphasized, each family needs their own parenting plan because each family is different. But as children grow, their parenting plan should too. We aren’t trying to tell parents how to raise…
Like delicate snowflakes, every person (and family) is different, which is exactly why there is no one-size-fits-all parenting plan. Although the term “parenting plan” sounds like divorcing parents are given a set of parenting tips and instructions, that’s not the case. In the most basic explanation, a parenting plan outlines…
Anyone who has ever been in close proximity to a child for 5 or more minutes knows that they usually love to talk; they talk about anything and everything under the sun. Simply sitting back and listening to a wee one chat can be both endearing and fascinating. You might…
Families are portrayed as impenetrable, unbreakable units, but as any child of divorce knows, they can be fractured. However, every child of divorce also knows families always find a way to pick up the pieces and come back stronger than ever. In Part 1, we discussed what was going on…
It may feel like 50% of the time your teenager is trying to give you a heart attack, 30% of the time they are trying to break your heart, and 20% of the time they are trying to fill your heart. Children are these wonderful entities that are part you,…
Our blog has been in uproar lately over the rights of single mothers. Single mothers live under a powerful, life-altering stigma, but that’s not to say single fathers have it much easier. It’s high time we championed the plight of the single fathers, and that’s what we intend to do.…
In 2013, humans live in an increasingly technologically dependent world, which is not always a horrible thing. Technology allows people to connect and stay connected on opposing poles of the earth, and technology has enabled doctors to treat patients better than ever. But technology is affecting one of the most…
It’s not hard to understand that divorce becomes exponentially harder to manage and to finalize if more than just the spouses are involved. Cases that involve children can become difficult because spouses are parents too. This means they must decide upon what’s best for themselves and also what is best…