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For the last few months, you and your spouse have been talking about getting a divorce. You finally reached the point where you’re sure that it’s going to happen. The next step is to tell your children. If you want to make this go as smoothly as possible, what should...
Custody arrangements are designed to support the best interests of the child. However, life circumstances can change. In Massachusetts, a parent must show a material and substantial change in circumstances to request a custody modification. The court will also...
Divorce proceedings require that people separate their finances. That process usually involves a carefully-negotiated division of assets and spouses sharing responsibility for certain debts. Financial obligations frequently become points of contention during divorce...
High-stress jobs can adversely affect couples’ marriages, both the National Center for Family & Marriage Research and the U.S. Census Bureau concluded. In fact, for some professions, the divorce rates exceed half of all marriages. Below are the top five...
Parentification occurs when a child is forced to take on adult responsibilities within their family, often acting as a caregiver or emotional support system for a parent or sibling. In co-parenting situations, this dynamic has the potential to be especially damaging...
Divorcing a manipulative spouse is unlikely to be the end of all your problems if you share children. Those who exhibit this behavior will likely continue to do so even when you are exes. Unlike childless couples, you can’t simply escape them, as if your children are...
College has become significantly more expensive over time. While students years ago could pay their own way through college, student loans have become necessary for the vast majority of college students. Thankfully, student loans are readily accessible even to young...
As April winds down and we cruise on into May, one thing is for sure: Summer is just around the corner. For separated and divorcing parents, that can mean that the nightmare of summer custody scheduling is about to begin. It doesn’t have to be this way. Read on for a...
Parents who go through a divorce often miss being able to have their children around them all the time. They have to adjust to only having their children on a set schedule, which is a big change for everyone involved. One way that parents may be able to get more time...
The thought of breaking the news of divorce to a spouse can be an overwhelming one to have. This news can be met by intense emotions, resistance and even the instinct to seek revenge. While there is no perfect way to break the news, the timing of the conversation can...
