Between Halloween and New Year’s Day comes a pause in the routine of daily living known as the “HOLIDAYS”. Normal routines are abandoned in favor of traditional rites and merry-making becomes a daily goal. A variety of intensified...
CO-PARENTING AND COVID-19 Co-parenting remains a priority in the uncharted territory of the future. Children need the reassurance that their parents will work together to protect and nurture them in a new and very different world. Many parents are...
The time between Thanksgiving and January 1 is usually ultra-busy. We look forward to the season but it is a lot of work. For those going through a divorce or who have recently divorced, it can be busy and also emotionally stressful....
Giving up one’s position on a certain issue is often difficult with many factors weighing in and approaching a divorce mediation session in the context of “not fair” is daunting. First, there is something that is personally...
Everyone has his/her side to the story of this fractured family. Bob and Emily are estranged from their son, Adam. They have have not spoken in ten years Bob and Emily are saddened by this “horrible” turn of events, Adam, not so much. Adam is...
Susie’s (age 8) story: “Mom came to school, got my brother, Sam, and took him to the circus. She left me at school. Susie is telling her story as she remembers the event. Some underlying emotions might be hurt, jealousy and disappointment. She...
You chose your child’s other parent for a variety of reasons. Some of those reasons may have been time-sensitive. In any case, your child has genes, traits and characteristics that are only half yours; the remainder comes from the other parent. What...
Married at twenty-two right after college graduation, Wife pursued a career until the first child was born. Husband worked at an entry level job until his potential was recognized and his career path was established. After the lean years when the...
Often parents worry about how much input they will have in their children’s lives after a divorce. A detailed parenting plan is required by the state of Georgia for all divorcing or separating parents and never married parents seeking legitimation....
“Who gets the friends?” Dividing assets and liabilities, although sometimes difficult, are easier than dividing the friends. The dining room table doesn’t have feelings or opinions, friends do. Your social network, which includes family,...