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Alan Jacobs
May 11, 20211 min read
How Divorced Families Can Maximize Their Relief From The New Stimulus Package
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the "American Rescue Plan") is now enacted. The package expands relief provisions...
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Alan Jacobs
Apr 27, 20211 min read
4 Benefits of Shared Parenting
With all of the recent legislative victories that support shared parenting as a legal standard in the United States, it is important to...
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Alan Jacobs
Apr 20, 20211 min read
Dating After a Divorce: When to Introduce Children to a New Partner
One of the most common issues that comes up after a divorce is finalized is when and how to expose your younger children to new love...
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Alan Jacobs
Apr 6, 20212 min read
The Child-Parent Relationship After High-Conflict Divorce
For some parents, divorce is the only way they can see out of a marriage filled with bitter battles, resentment, blame, and perhaps even...
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Alan Jacobs
Mar 30, 20212 min read
5 Ways to Strengthen Your Bond with Your Teen After Divorce
Unlike younger children, teens are more likely to take sides during and after a divorce. It’s not difficult to understand why this...
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Alan Jacobs
Mar 23, 20212 min read
50/50 Parenting Time: Is This What’s Best for Children?
In recent years, there has been a definite shift toward parents wanting to have equal parenting time with their children after a divorce....
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Alan Jacobs
Mar 16, 20211 min read
Make Parent-Child Communication A Top Priority After Divorce
It’s no secret. One of the biggest challenges a parent faces after divorce is having healthy communication with your children. All...
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Alan Jacobs
Mar 9, 20211 min read
Mindset Matters in Divorce: How to Go from Scarcity to Abundance
Every sports or business coach will tell you that mindset matters. Your mindset determines, to a large extent, whether you win or lose;...
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Alan Jacobs
Feb 23, 20211 min read
8 Reasons Not To Introduce a New Love To Your Kids…Yet
Dating after divorce can be exciting but confusing when you have children. You may wonder: When is it a good time to introduce my new...
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Alan Jacobs
Feb 9, 20211 min read
Parental Steps to Reduce the Emotional Harm of Divorce on Children
As a marriage dissolves, some parents find themselves asking questions like, “Should we stay together for the kids?” Other parents find...
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Alan Jacobs
Feb 2, 20211 min read
7 Co-Parenting Communication Tips
It is a well-known fact that the life of a child with divorced parents is not the same as the life of those with parents who are still...
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Alan Jacobs
Jan 26, 20212 min read
The Finances of Joint Custody Agreements: 10 Things You Must Know
Ending a marriage, especially when a child (or multiple children) is involved, is challenging on so many levels. In this excellent...
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Alan Jacobs
Jan 12, 20211 min read
How Therapy Can Benefit Children Of Divorce
How divorce affects children of divorce is well documented. Although the amount of parental conflict kids are exposed to is more harmful...
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Alan Jacobs
Jan 5, 20211 min read
An Age-By-Age Guide For Helping Children Through Divorce
Research tells us that children of divorce face many risks. It is a major challenge for kids to cope with the drastic change that is...
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Alan Jacobs
Dec 8, 20201 min read
Understanding the Role of a Guardian Ad Litem
As a parent, you want what is best for your children. You feel that maintaining the role you have in your child’s life is what is best...
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Alan Jacobs
Dec 1, 20201 min read
Holiday Parenting/Custodial Time during COVID-19
Separated parents are dealing with unique and significant challenges this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Courts across the...
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Alan Jacobs
Nov 24, 20201 min read
When Co-Parents Clash in a Pandemic
Of course, the coronavirus pandemic has presented some challenges you don’t typically see with other states of emergency. Challenges even...
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Alan Jacobs
Nov 10, 20201 min read
Child Support After Death: Hindsight is 20/20
You can’t help wondering every now and then: what would happen if my ex spouse just died? While that would certainly make your divorce go...
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Alan Jacobs
Nov 3, 20201 min read
5 Questions Children of Divorce Wish They Could Ask
The wide array of emotions that a child of divorce may convey during the divorce experience is important to their health and mental...
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Alan Jacobs
Oct 13, 20201 min read
Navigating 3 Awkward Post-Divorce Situations With Your Children
During the divorce experience, children are forced to face the reality of their new situation. After many marital disagreements...
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