How to Co-Parent During COVID-19

Divorce

How to Co-Parent During COVID-19

COVID-19 has presented new challenges for parents trying to navigate co-parenting and a blended family. Here are four tips for surviving this new normal:  Communicate Often  Whether it’s during a pandemic or not, making sure that everyone is on the same page is crucial. Throughout this time, especially, it’s important to over-communicate with your ex-spouse

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Surviving the Holidays After Divorce

Divorce can be a mess, but no one ever talks about the aftermath. What does moving forward actually look like? Here are 5 ways for newly divorced individuals to approach the holiday season in the most productive and healthy manner: 1. Find an outlet. It’s important to find a healthy outlet to process the feelings

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Five Tips for Solo Cooking, Post-Divorce

Five Tips for Solo-Cooking, Post-Divorce  Just about everything from your lifestyle to your living situation changes after the ink dries on your divorce papers. But, one, seemingly overlooked aspect of life post-divorce is the cooking situation.  Whether you cooked every day or had a meal waiting for you on the table, cooking for yourself can be

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Do I Qualify for Alimony?

Do I qualify for alimony? There are many factors to consider when determining whether someone is entitled to alimony following their divorce. The general principle is that alimony is based on the need of one spouse,  and the ability to pay by another. The Florida Statutes sets out 10 factors that help determine the amount of

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What’s okay to tell your kids about divorce?

What’s okay to tell your kids about divorce? Researchers and experts say it is important to tell your kids about your plan to divorce, but perhaps not right away. Although many articles discourage parents from discussing divorce with their children, inevitably the child will ask about their parents’ divorce. At some point, they will deserve

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Prenuptial Agreements and Why You May Want One

Prenuptial Agreements and Why You May Want One It is time to talk about the elephant in the room—and that is prenuptial agreements. Overtime prenuptial agreements have unfortunately gotten a bad rap.  Some even consider them the ‘beginning to the end’ of a marriage; Que this New York Times opinion piece with the quote, “If

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12 Financial Mistakes to Avoid in Your Divorce

12 Financial Mistakes to Avoid During Divorce When a marriage breaks up and divorce is on the horizon, it can be difficult to strategize and stay on track, especially when it comes to finances. Oftentimes, financial mistakes made during your divorce, make a bad experience, even worse. Avoid financial mistakes during your divorce with these

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Divorce in Florida without a Divorce Attorney. 

Divorce in Florida without a Divorce Attorney.  Legally, in the state of Florida, you are not required to have an attorney to get a divorce. Although this may seem like a money-saving option, read on to find out why it may cost you more, not less, to divorce without hiring a divorce attorney.  When it

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Child Support Costs that Courts Cannot Order

Child Support Costs the Courts Cannot Order There are a lot of things that parents may have considered no-brainers, or must-haves when they were together., However, following divorce, parents may not feel obligated to pay for these expenses in addition to their child support obligation. This is especially true when it comes to elective purchases,

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Wife Bonus

First came the ‘Push Presents’ now comes the wife bonuses.  Now, you may be asking “wife bonus?” What is that? Is it real? Years ago, a story was released in The New Yorker about the so-called ‘Wives of Wall Street’ in New York. There was a trend with the modern moms of Manhattan being paid

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