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Is Divorce Bad for Children?
With nearly half of all marriages ending in divorce, the number of children of divorce growing up in America is exorbitant. In order to gain some perspective on the effect of divorce on children, a number of studies have been published in the last few years that attempt to shed light on how the 1.5 […]
Tips for Easing Your Child’s Transitions
When the parents of young children divorce, children who transition between parental homes can develop mild, moderate or severe degrees of separation anxiety. While some issues with separation are normal in young children facing dramatic changes in their lives, separation difficulties can prove highly disruptive to both children and their parents. If your child is […]
Parent-Trashing Can Cause Depression in Children
Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) — a series of behaviors by one parent to create physical and emotional distance between a child and the target parent — is an extreme version of a common problem. In most divorces, parents find themselves occasionally venting angry, bitter and hurt feelings about their former spouse to the child or […]
How to Save Money on Your Divorce
Divorce can be an expensive process, but you can keep costs to a minimum by using a practical approach. A contested and litigious divorce is likely to be far more costly than an amicable one. Save money on your divorce by keeping cool and staying organized. Here are some additional tips to keep costs down […]
Can Our Marriage Be Annulled?
When a couple divorces, the court decrees that the marriage is dissolved. When a marriage is annulled, the court decrees that the marriage could not legally have taken place and therefore never did. Florida does not have any specific law regarding annulment, but under certain specific conditions a judge can grant an annulment if the […]
Why Are We Rushing the Wedding?
The state of Florida has a three-day waiting period from the time you acquire a marriage license until you can get married. You must use the license within 60 days, and you can have your wedding in any Florida county you wish. If your partner-to-be is in a hurry to tie the knot, proceed with […]
Divorce Denied! How to Really Tick Off a Judge
A Boca Raton couple left divorce court recently with the most unanticipated result — the judge denied their petition to divorce. In a bold move circuit court judge Edward Garrison wrote a scathing judgment denying the petition for dissolution of marriage of Boca Raton residents Linda and Jacob Shai. Over the course of the two-day […]
Keeping Co-Parenting Positive
Parenting can be challenging under the best of circumstances. When parents are divorced and need to continue to parent the children they share, the complexities of the adult relationship can interfere with the shared goals of raising healthy children. Here are some tips to help divorced parents raise children together in a more loving, supportive […]
Bird’s Nest Parenting — the New Divorce Standard?
When parents divorce they usually establish two homes — one for each parent — and the children move between them. This is the best arrangement for parents, but it may not be the best thing for children. A new trend toward bird’s nest parenting — in which children stay put and the parents take turns […]
Child Support Beyond the Age of Majority
Divorced parents — like all parents — share the obligation to provide education, food, clothing, medical care and housing for their children until they reach emancipation. In some cases, the need to support a child financially stretches beyond the age of 18. If your child is over 18 but remains financially dependent, you and your […]
