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Co-parenting During The Holidays: Six Tips To Avoid Stress

Nov 19, 2020 | Co-parenting

Co-parents can collaborate to make co-parenting during the holidays easier Co-parenting at any time of the year can be a challenging endeavor, but it becomes especially exacerbated during the holiday season. Coordinating schedules can really ratchet up the...

Data Privacy, Mobile Apps, and your Children

Sep 25, 2020 | Parenting

Many children these days have an online presence starting at birth - 92% by the age of 2. By the time these kids reach their teenage years, 45% of them are spending 9 hours or more online. With cyberbullying, online predators, data breaches, and identity theft at an...

Calculating Spousal Support (Alimony) for Your Divorce

Sep 15, 2020 | Divorce

Spousal Support, also referred to as alimony, is money paid from one spouse to the other in the event of divorce or legal separation. Most often, the more financially stable spouse is the one obligated to pay alimony. Generally, alimony is awarded in situations where...

Things to Ask Your Child Custody Lawyer

Sep 15, 2020 | Family Law

Interview a child custody lawyer first to make sure they're a fit The battle begins So you’ve gotten to the point where you know you need a child custody lawyer. Just to get to this point, you’ve probably already gone through an entire obstacle course. This no doubt...

Tips for Co-Parenting During COVID-19

Sep 8, 2020 | Co-parenting

Parenting is hard without the added stress of managing your child’s well being across two separate households. Co-parenting during a crisis like COVID-19 can heighten emotions and stress levels for both parents and their children. That's why it is important to put...

Online School Tips: Help for Co-Parents During COVID-19

Sep 2, 2020 | Co-parenting

Online school challenges can be overcome with the right checklist As a co-parent, are you ready for the next few months of online school chaos? Ideally, co-parents should have a plan in place to help them problem-solve in times of crisis. The uncertainty of the...

When do you need a Child Support Lawyer?

Aug 28, 2020 | Family Law

It’s Child Support Awareness Month! A previous blog post, What can I do about late child support payments, outlined the steps to take when a co-parent fails to pay child support. In this post, we take a closer look at the role of a child support lawyer, when they are...