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Legal Separation vs. Divorce: What’s the Difference?

Posted in Divorce, Families and Divorce.

Legal Separation vs. Divorce: What’s the Difference? Divorce and Legal Separation are both legal processes. A Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage (commonly known Divorce)...

Divorcing a Narcissist: What You Should Know

Posted in Couples, Divorce, Families and Divorce.

Divorcing a Narcissist: What You Should Know Separating from a partner is never easy. However, separating from a partner who has narcissistic tendencies or has Narcissistic Personality...

What are the steps in the mediation process?

Posted in Couples, Divorce, Families and Divorce, Mediation.

What are the steps in the mediation process? Before couples decide the best course of action when separating, it is helpful to know the essential steps of the mediation process....

Divorce Mediation for Parents: One Less Fight the Children Witness

Posted in Divorce, Families and Divorce, Children, Mediation.

Separation and divorce has lasting and varied consequences for families. For children, their coping methods are heavily influenced by their parents’ relationship. If the separation...

How to Tell Your Kids You’re Dating Again

Posted in Divorce, Families and Divorce, Children.

Understandably, telling your kids you are seeing new people is difficult. They could react in a variety of ways. At worst, they could be angry at you for attempting to “replace”...

Successful Co-Parenting

Posted in Divorce, Co-parenting, Families and Divorce, Children.

Successful co-parenting is important for the long-term happiness of your child. Getting involved in conflicts with your co-parent will elicit a range of negative responses, as is...

Creating Effective Parenting Plans: Working With Your Children’s Developmental Needs

Posted in Co-parenting, Families and Divorce, Children.

Co-parenting does not work unless parents strive to cooperate with each other for the benefit of their children, and while cooperation is certainly important, parents should also...

Should You Get Married?

Posted in Couples, Families and Divorce.

Getting married is both a leap of faith and a conscious decision to share your life with another person. As such, it should not be entered into without a lot of consideration for...

How to Survive The Holidays

Posted in Families and Divorce.

Being single during the holidays can be excruciating. While everyone is celebrating a season that brings everyone together, you’re reminded of the fact that you are alone. One of...

The Importance of Listening In Mediation

Posted in Couples, Listening, Divorce, Families and Divorce, Mediation.

Throughout my years as a mediator, I have experienced the power of listening in every case I have worked on. This article offers an expert’s perspective on what makes an effective...

5 Conversations to Have Before Getting Married

Posted in Families and Divorce, Children.

What you fight about when you’re dating is what you’ll fight about when you’re married. 5 Things Every Couple Should Know Before Getting Married

How to Tell Your Spouse you are Leaving

Posted in Couples, Divorce, Families and Divorce.

How to Tell Your Spouse you are Leaving. “The more he is surprised or shocked by your revelation, the longer it will take him to accept the divorce. And the less he accepts the more...

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