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8/24/21

3 ways mediation takes the pressure off of your kids during divorce

Divorce mediation involves cooperating with your ex instead of immediately litigating disagreements about your divorce. There are many potential benefits to mediation, including more privacy and lower overall costs. However, for many parents, the biggest benefit of divorce mediation is unquestionably how it protects your children from the hardest aspects of divorce. What are some of the ways that divorce mediation makes the end of your marriage easier for the kids? The children don’t have...

8/11/21

Can you relocate with your kids after a Pennsylvania divorce?

People often don’t like to stay in the house where they lived with their spouse and children after a divorce. It could bring up painful memories or just be too expensive for one person to pay for on their own. Moving is often part of moving on after the end of a marriage. Depending on your situation, you may find yourself moving across the state of Pennsylvania or even out of the state. Can you...

8/5/21

Certain assets often get overlooked in divorce

Divorce brings many feelings and matters to the forefront. You must overcome the anger, shock and frustration and also get down to the legal nitty-gritty. The latter includes child custody, alimony and division of assets. For affluent couples, dividing those assets often proves to be a difficult task. Through the years, those assets accumulated from a second or third home to investment property and an abundance of financial investments, stock options and a retirement portfolio...

8/5/21

Tips to promote a collaborative divorce

While the idea of getting a divorce often fills a spouse with a sense of dread, there are ways if improving the situation. A collaborative divorce allows couples to work together and end things on their own terms. Considering Agreeing to collaborate through a divorce is not enough to ensure things will go well, however. To help promote the efficiency and speed of the process, here are five tips you should follow: Set your feelings...

7/30/21

Here’s why you want to keep your divorce out of court

If you were to go off of what you see on television, then you’d assume that all couples who decide to end their marriage end up duking it out in contentious courtroom battles — but that’s not reality. An increasing number of divorcing couples have opted for mediation in recent years. Why? Consider You retain control over your future Divorcing couples who can’t resolve their differences generally think that pursuing litigation is their only...

7/30/21

Collaborative divorce may be a quicker solution

Residents of Rockledge and other areas of Pennsylvania might want to learn more about the process of collaborative divorce. Without the need for divorce court, you and your spouse may be able to work things out more smoothly and in less time. What is a collaborative divorce? In collaborative divorce, you and your spouse will negotiate an agreement with the help of a professional. Time with the professional is not as lengthy as with a...

7/29/21

Just Divorced: What’s Next?

After your divorce is final, the future can seem a little overwhelming. With so many possibilities, it can be easy to get lost and not know where to start in pursuit of your new normal. To figure out what’s next, here are some tips to help you find your “normal” after your divorce. Focus on your children No matter what issues you and your former spouse had in your marriage or your divorce proceedings, it...

7/19/21

Want to adopt your stepchildren? Here’s what you need to know.

Blended families can be amazing blessings. It is a special moment when a stepparent decides that they want to legally adopt their stepchild and care for them as their own child. If this is your situation, you may be wondering how to begin the process, and what it will entail. Stepparent adoptions are easier than other types of adoption Adoptions in general take a lot of time and energy, and there is a considerable amount...

7/18/21

Do grandparents have visitation rights in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania has established the Grandparent Visitation Act to provide partial custody rights for grandparents. Under this law, grandparents can file for legal visitation with grandchildren under certain circumstances. Learn what the state says about When can grandparents seek visitation? Pennsylvania family courts will hear a request for grandparent custody or visitation if the child’s parents divorce or separate or when one parent has died. You can also file this request if your grandchild has...

7/14/21

How much do children need to know about your divorce?

Telling your kids that you plan to divorce is one of the hardest things about ending a marriage. You want to protect your children, but at the same time, you may feel they have a right to know what is happening. Children do deserve to know what is going on between the two people they love the most. Unfortunately, there exists no definitive rule book on how much to tell your kids about your divorce...