Communicating with your ex-spouse after your divorce may seem daunting. However, it may be necessary, especially if you have children. Effective communication with your ex-spouse is crucial for successful co-parenting. Maintaining a respectful and collaborative...
Can mediation still work in high-conflict divorces?
When you face a high-conflict divorce, it can be easy to lose hope for a collaborative, less contentious process. After all, if you and your spouse struggled to see eye-to-eye during your marriage, how can you find common ground when you finally untangle the...
How can you change your name after your divorce?
You may have taken your spouse’s last name when you got married. This may have been an important step in your marriage because it bound you and your spouse together publicly in a specific way. Yet, if your marriage ends, you may not want to keep that last name....
3 potential benefits of mediating a divorce involving minor children
Children can be a powerful source of connection between spouses. They can also be one of the most common reasons parents fight when they decide to divorce. Trying to negotiate shared custody arrangements can be difficult. Even when people want amicable divorces, their...
Strategies to develop strong co-parenting relationships
For newly divorced parents, the challenge of maintaining a nurturing environment for their children while managing their emotions can be tough. However, the effort to establish a strong co-parenting relationship is crucial, not only for the well-being of the parents...
The difference between traditional divorce litigation and collaborative divorce
A couple facing divorce often fight in a battle of conflicting emotions. Disputes usually surface because of disagreements on child custody, support, property distribution and other arrangements. Separating couples could resolve these disputes extra-judicially, but...
Can you divorce someone you still care about?
Letting go of your spouse may be the kind and considerate thing to do. Despite your desire to stay together, that may not be enough to keep each other happy. The thought of divorcing your partner, whom you still care about, can be heart-wrenching, making you hesitant...
Why using internet resources for a pro se divorce isn’t a great idea
The internet has made it easier than ever before for people to learn about various matters of concern. What would have once required a trip to the library or sit-down sessions with professionals can now be achieved from the privacy of one's favorite armchair....
Can you keep your family business after divorce?
Are you and your spouse joint business owners? Perhaps you started the business together, fell in love and got married. Or maybe you had already gotten married and you decided to go into business so that you could each work together and generate your own income,...
You can avoid making your divorce an adverse childhood experience
Are you considering mediation or collaborative divorce to end your marriage rather than a litigated divorce to help begin to build a good co-parenting relationship and minimize the negative effects of divorce on your child? You probably don’t need any more evidence...
