Alan Jacobs
The Long Term Psychological Effects of Divorce on Children
Growing up is complicated enough on its own. Having parents divorce can make it even harder. To avoid the psychological effects of...
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Alan Jacobs
Dec 20, 20223 min
Getting Divorced? It’s Time to Update Your Caregiving Plan
When a divorce occurs, it can be a path to a better life for all involved. But if you are planning to dissolve your marriage or have...
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Alan Jacobs
Dec 13, 20221 min
Stepfamily Life: Discussing Expectations Can Create Stronger Relationships
When it comes to stepfamily life, there’s often a glaring contrast between the reality of day-to day-life and your image of what it could...
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Alan Jacobs
Dec 6, 20221 min
How To Know If It's Truly Time To Get A Divorce, According To Marriage Experts
The decision of whether to get a divorce is never an easy one to make, and there are a lot of things to consider before broaching the...
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Alan Jacobs
Nov 29, 20222 min
Why Mediation is Better for Your Children
Children face long-term mental health impacts when they become pawns in a divorce or witness endless conflict. However, mediation...
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Alan Jacobs
Nov 22, 20221 min
Career Scenarios That Can Influence Your Divorce Settlement
When career-related changes affect your compensation during your divorce, they are likely to influence the resolution of your case. Child...
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Alan Jacobs
Nov 15, 20221 min
Conflict in Relationships: Can Conflict Create Success in Your Relationship?
What can you do to improve your marriage or intimate relationship when your interactions are mostly negative and conflictual? While this...
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Alan Jacobs
Nov 8, 20221 min
Stuck in an Unhappy Marriage and Struggling Over What to Do?
You’ve been stuck in an unhappy marriage for longer than you care to admit. Maybe your spouse is cheating on you. Maybe s/he is having an...
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Alan Jacobs
Nov 1, 20222 min
How Parents Can Help Kids Adjust to Divorce
A big challenge with divorce is when parents feel conflict and stress, their children do as well. Any effort to hide conflict will ...
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Alan Jacobs
Oct 25, 20221 min
Co-Parenting or Parallel Parenting: How to Know What's Right
You’re getting divorced and your biggest worry is about your children. Chances are this is the one thing you and your spouse agree on....
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Alan Jacobs
Oct 18, 20222 min
Loving Your Kids by Mediating Your Divorce
Of all the reasons to mediate, the welfare of the children is perhaps the best. For parents who prioritize the well-being of their...
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Alan Jacobs
Oct 11, 20221 min
What is a High-Conflict Parent and How Can They Make Divorce Difficult?
Divorce can be an adversarial process, and that likelihood increases when there is a high-conflict parent. Spouses who face this...
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Alan Jacobs
Oct 4, 20221 min
7 Tips for Co-parenting With a Challenging, Narcissistic, or High-Conflict Ex
While co-parenting is a great opportunity for children to spend time with both parents – to feel it’s okay to be loved by both of their...
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Alan Jacobs
Sep 27, 20223 min
"Winning" In Divorce: Divorce Lawyer or Mediator?
What is a "win" in divorce? Getting the majority of assets? Avoiding alimony and minimizing child support? Crushing your opponent, i.e.,...
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Alan Jacobs
Sep 20, 20221 min
Are You Really Ready for Divorce? The 8 Questions You Need to Ask
Your marriage is in question and you're facing a real dilemma. You may be the one who is deciding should you stay or should you go. Or...
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Alan Jacobs
Sep 13, 20221 min
Who Gets the House in Divorce and What Happens?
You’re getting a divorce and it’s time to figure out major questions like: What happens to the house in a divorce? Why it’s so difficult...
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Alan Jacobs
Sep 6, 20221 min
Tips for Mediating When You Have Teenagers
Mediating issues of child custody when you have teenagers is a much different prospect than mediating issues of child custody for younger...
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Alan Jacobs
Aug 30, 20222 min
Agreeing to a “Marriage End Date” Can Reduce Stress in Divorce Mediation
In the divorce process, questions often arise over how separated spouses should manage their financial affairs between the time the...
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Alan Jacobs
Aug 23, 20221 min
Revealing Statistics About Divorce Mediation
TopCounselingSchools.org compiled information and statistics from a variety of sources to illustrate the effectiveness of divorce...
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Alan Jacobs
Aug 16, 20222 min
The Benefits of Using Mediation for Child Custody Arrangements
Child custody is one of several issues you can resolve in the divorce mediation process. Doing so is, for most people, a preferable...
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