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Co-parenting must be handled carefully

Deciding that a marriage is over means that you have to learn how to work as a co-parent with your child's other parent. Trying to find strategies that help to make the situation easier is imperative because how you and your co-parent work together can have an impact...

What Can I Do if My Ex Stopped Paying Child Support?

Divorce can be an extremely complicated process for parents. Several important decisions need to be made about how the parents will proceed with raising their children once they are no longer one family unit. But the complexities do not end once a divorce settlement...

How To Get Joint Custody of Your Child in Chicago, Illinois

Working out child custody arrangements can be a sensitive matter for divorcing parents in Illinois, especially considering the fear of losing time with your children. How parents decide who will have custody of their children and how much parenting time they will...

Teenagers, custody and cars: What to consider

You're getting divorced, and you do have a lot of issues you need to work out where your child is concerned. One big issue that many divorcing parents overlook is how they plan to handle the situation when their child is old enough to drive. Whether your child is a...

The truth about modern LGBTQ discrimination

The unfortunate reality is that the LGBTQ community has long faced significant discrimination. This was perhaps best exemplified by the fact that gay marriage was not even legal in all 50 states up until 2015. But that has changed now, and gay couples can get married...

Divorce could be caused by the way couples see money

It is well known that money causes a lot of divorce cases. Some have even gone so far as to say that most divorces happen because of money or financial pressure. And it is certainly clear that money plays a big role in the property division process. But this doesn't...

Are you at risk of parental alienation during your divorce?

The tension between you and your spouse during a divorce can make court proceedings more difficult. The relationship between the two of you can also impact the relationship that each of you has with the children. Some people will use their children like weapons during...

Communication is the key to co-parenting success

Your marriage may have gotten to the point where you and your spouse could no longer see eye to eye. Disagreements and tension in the household may have reached levels that you both could no longer cope with. This is what motivated you to pursue a divorce. Despite the...

Will an uncontested divorce work for you?

If you and your spouse can agree on all important issues, you should consider having an uncontested divorce. Unlike a contested divorce, you do not have to involve the court from the onset. You can have a mutual agreement on how to proceed with everything, from child...