If you, a friend, or a family member have ever been involved in a legal battle, you have probably heard of the concept of mediation. This is a way in which two or more parties can come together to work out a mutually agreeable settlement. It is a process of negotiation and facilitated by a neutral third party mediator. The mediator will assist the parties in defining the issues at hand,...
If you are in the process of getting a divorce and have children, you may be wondering about the negative impacts of divorce on kids. No matter the age of your children, it is inevitable that they will be impacted by this change in family dynamics and living situation. Staying together for the sake of the children can be just as, if not more, damaging to children, it is best to find a way to...
When parents seeking separation are unable to beat the last-minute agreements, every effort is redirected to a court process to solve their parenting disputes. During this process, most spouses seek the intervention of the court to have their disputes resolved. In the view of foregoing that a court may not derive the best solution that is agreeable to parties in a dispute, most divorce lawyers...
Many people enter into informal marriage or cohabiting relationship with a hope that the relationship will survive the divorce process. However, when such a relationship turns sour, partners feel disillusioned and disappointed. When such events happen, people argue that it is essential to offer emotional support to help separating parties move through the separation process.
Issues That May...
Many people believe that children are negatively impacted by divorces only if their parents are constantly arguing. However, that is not true. Even if the parents do not argue a-lot, the children could still be affected in a negative way. Many children are surprised to find out that their parents are divorcing because conflict in the home was limited.
Couples at Risk of Getting a Divorce
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One of the more difficult parts about being separated is dealing with your children. Each parent has his or her own style of parenting, which can cause issues with the other. As such, it is important to consider the needs of the child during this period.
Consistency is certainly key during this period, but you have to realize that it is not always possible. As your children grow to learn to...
Parental responsibility is something that continues even after you are divorced. Most parents do so without outside aid, but some do need a bit of help to do so. There is no shame in this, but you do need to realize that benefits and drawbacks of how you might proceed.
How to Settle Custody Disputes
If you are in a particularly contentious divorce, settling custody disputes is possibly most...
Sometimes couples find themselves on two different sides of what seems like an impossible divide. Their relationship may be fractured from past transgressions, suffer from the resentment held by one or both parties or they may have two completely different viewpoints about their current situation.
Reconciliation Counseling
In many of these cases, they enter into reconciliation counseling as a...
Once one or both of the parties in a relationship decide that separating is the best way forward, various other issues will have to be settled. First if this is the decision of only one party then obviously there is a need to inform the other. Kids too will have to be made aware. The next step is to come up with a solution regarding who will take care of the children. There is also the issue...
There are several reasons why mediation is usually a good option for a resolution of the issues arising from the parties separation, namely, as follows: (more…)