In this excellent blog posting, Roseann Vanella writes that life insurance policies are typically used as security to ensure that full...

When divorce takes place, everyone in the family is affected. Often the impact on grandparents is overlooked amidst the turmoil involving...

In this excellent blog posting, Dana Westreich Hirt lists twenty things that people going through a divorce - and the many people who...

Telling your kids that you plan to divorce is not a conversation to be taken lightly. It’s one that marks a turning point in all of your...

One of the most typical questions asked of me by parents who are beginning the divorce process is, “What should we tell the children and...

When devising solutions to parenting issues like custody and visitation, courts are guided by a variety of considerations, all under the...

It might be shocking for a lawyer to tell you to avoid court. But Rob Blair, a board-certified specialist in family law and, according to...

The breakup of a marriage almost always involves some level of conflict between spouses, but the process of litigation during divorce...

Many caring parents I work with admit to feeling tremendous guilt about their divorce. It’s easy to understand why. Parents who are aware...

A set of new regulations mandating that couples in dispute must take part in a mediation process in an effort to come to a consensual...

In this excellent, and depressing, blog posting Ada Hasloecher writes about a friend of hers that has been going through the matrimonial...

What’s so special about divorce mediation? Plenty! Check out these Questions and Answers from Susan Ingram and you’ll understand why...

In divorce mediation Mom and Dad are on the same side, working together to resolve issues affecting the whole family, so everyone can...

Negotiating a divorce agreement is never easy, regardless of how amicable the separation. Not many people can manage to keep their...

Divorce is often a time when a person finally gets the courage to stand up and speak, yet is rarely a time when listening is happening....

Divorced parents face challenges that are not only complex; they are long lasting as well. There are many variations of joint parenting,...

“Parents often lose focus on their children as they battle with their ex-partner to determine who gets what, and who the children are...

In this excellent blog posting, Joan B. Kelly offers ten ways to protect your children from the fallout of a high conflict break-up. Talk...

In this excellent blog posting, Mary Banham-Hall offers 10 tips for surviving the trauma of divorce and separation: Mediate. Recognise...

As Susan Ingram writes, a major benefit of mediation is that a couple can test out more than one parenting plan as they try to figure out...