Preparing for Divorce: How to Tell the Kids
She sat in my office, resolute that she wanted a divorce. He worked all the time, in fact extra time including nights and weekends. His workaholism left her and their three children alone to do all the school work, attend the kids’ sporting and school events, and even church. Alone. When he was home, he […]
No Drama, Mama! 4 Ways to Keep You and Your Children Sane During an Insane Divorce
Talk to anyone who’s been through a divorce and they’ll tell you there were some moments of drama. And there’s a lot of people out there who have played major roles in divorces with high drama. I’ve been through hundreds of divorces and have seen drama from 0 to 100 (and the funny thing is, […]
What is Paternity (Parentage)?
It sometimes happens that the parentage of a child is legally unsettled. This usually happens when the parents of a child are unmarried at the time the child is conceived or born. If the parents are married when a child is born, the husband is legally presumed to be the father. But for unmarried parents, […]
Facebook Fiasco
Contemplating divorce? Separated, or divorced with a “challenging” ex-spouse? If you’re a Facebook junkie, carefully consider the content of your FB page! Face book is regularly used these days by divorce lawyers (including yours truly). It’s amazing to us in the legal world how much unflattering (and potentially damaging) “stuff” people post on their FB […]