Life after divorce can be exciting but there are also numerous challenges. When you and your co-parent were together, you could balance your parental responsibilities. Now, you’re going to have to figure out these things on your own. You’re serious about your career,...
Finding Solutions To Complex Issues
Year: 2022
What is legal custody, and why does it matter?
Two types of custody must be accounted for in a child custody order - legal and physical custody. Physical custody determines the primary residence of a child, which is perhaps why most parents focus on it. However, legal custody equally matters As a parent, there are...
Surviving the first holiday season without the kids
If you are newly divorced, or maybe just separated, you could be facing your first holiday season without your children. That can leave you feeling raw and untethered. Failing to address these very real fears of missing out (FOMO) on your children’s holiday...
Addressing potential issues in a gray divorce
Divorce is rarely easy or pleasant. Even under the best circumstances, this is a challenging and emotional process. However, if you decide to split from your partner and file for divorce later in life, there are additional issues to contend with. While this is true,...
Work on a holiday co-parenting plan now to avoid problems later
If you are divorced or going through a separation, it is essential to start planning for the holidays now. Holidays can be difficult for co-parents, especially if they are not used to sharing custody. It may be a difficult conversation, but by working on a plan now,...
What makes a good co-parenting plan?
At the onset, a divorce may seem like a lose/lose situation. After all, no one gets married with the goal of divorcing. However, if you have a child together, it is important that you figure out a living arrangement that will serve their best interests. And this is...
Tips for moving with children after you divorce
Going through a divorce means that one party will have to move out of the marital home. When you have children, you’ll have to help them adjust to life in two homes. When the homes are fairly close to each other, the transition is big but not as big as if one parent...
In divorce, should I change my last name — or keep it?
Traditionally, when a Minnesota couple got married, the wife took her husband's last name as her own. That is no longer how every couple does it. It is no longer unusual for married people to have two different last names or for their children's last names to be...
3 co-parenting mistakes to avoid after a divorce
When you divorce and decide that co-parenting is the right option for you and your children, it’s important to work with your child’s other parent rather than against them. Part of this is making sure you have the same agenda as the other parent, which should be in...
How to tell your adult children that you’re divorcing
Divorce is not an easy thing and sharing the news with your family is not an enviable task – even when your kids are grown up. You might be surprised to hear that telling your adult children that you’re getting divorced can be just as hard as telling young children....