If you or your spouse file for divorce, you may think the coming months will be torture. Nothing but conflict and disagreements at every turn. You may not realize that you set the stage for how your divorce plays out, and your actions and willingness to cooperate can...
=The divorce rate is quite low in California. In fact, California has one of the lowest divorce rates in the country at 9.2%. Nonetheless, divorce is a heavy burden for couples, particularly for couples with young children. One way for couples to cope with the trials...
People who get married assume the relationship will last forever. While this is possible, things just don’t always work out that way. People who are unhappy in their marriage may explore the option of divorcing. Thinking carefully about this step is critical because...
Trying to share both time with and responsibility for your children with their other parent can be quite a challenge. Parents often struggle to adjust to shared custody or co-parenting arrangements when they first start living separately. Still, families eventually...
It's very difficult to know how to talk to your children about divorce. It's a complicated subject that you feel may be difficult for them to understand, but it's also something that they need to know about because it's going to change their life. If you are wondering...
People often talk about divorce as if it’s something that happens to young couples. They talk about couples that got married too early and realized quickly that they had made a mistake. They may also talk about the seven-year itch, which indicates that people are more...
A divorce or breakup won't just be difficult for the couple involved. Any children that they share will inevitably have to adjust to life after the family changes. Co-parenting arrangements are often very stressful for parents and kids alike, and the more conflict...
Parents who divorce must try to make decisions that are in the children’s best interests. This isn’t always easy, and the parents might not agree on how to make it happen. When parents can work together for the sake of the kids, everyone might be able to adjust to the...
The saying “nobody gets married to get a divorce” rings true because divorce day looks a lot different than the cake-cutting day. Regardless of the circumstances that led up to separation, divorce can be tough. Dividing property can increase negative feelings between...
You thought that you and your spouse had talked through all the important issues before you ever got married and had kids – but something changed. You went one direction with your beliefs and your spouse went the other, and you found yourself increasingly incompatible...