Though Florida is starting to open back up, our kids won’t return to school until next school year and some parents are still working from home. It poses many challenges for whole families to be cooped up together 24/7, when it is customary to separate every day for several hours to attend school, extracurricular activities …
Many couples who are already feeling the effects of a broken marriage may now be feeling trapped and suffocated given the current “stay-at-home” order of Florida’s Governor DeSantis. If you are headed in the direction of a divorce with agreed terms but don’t know how to proceed now that the courts are operating in a …
Co-parenting from different homes is challenging under the best of circumstances, and now you’re forced to do so during a pandemic. Check this link for some very sound guidelines that were issued earlier in mid-March, but which are still very relevant in putting your children’s welfare first. PARENTING GUIDELINES DURING COVID-19 FROM AAML AND AFCC …
I recently read an interesting article addressing “parental burnout”. Parental burnout is defined as an intense exhaustion which leads parents to feel detached from their children and unsure of their parenting abilities. It is caused by unceasing daily stress of parenting. Two studies have provided evidence that parental burnout can lead to neglect, increased parental …
Your children are back at school, getting used to a new schedule of classes with new teachers. If there is a life-changing separation happening in your family at the same time, your children may also be faced with a new schedule of time sharing with each parent. All of these changes can cause stress and …
A Parenting Plan is a document which governs how you will jointly parent your children after separation or divorce. It specifies who has decision-making authority over the children’s education, health care, religion, and other areas of the children’s welfare. It includes time sharing schedules, travel rules, how you will exchange the children, share expenses and …
Sometimes people remarry later in life, after losing a spouse or divorcing. Sometimes it doesn’t work out. If that happens and you need to divorce, there may be very few issues to settle. Those issues may only be dividing assets and debts, and possibly continued health insurance coverage. Though you may be in complete agreement …
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Research shows that divorce or other split of the family affects most children in negative ways, therefore it is extremely important that you and your spouse (or the other parent) educate yourselves regarding these effects and how you can work together to minimize them. The potential emotional effects on children can include anger, anxiety and …
Because it … Takes the major decisions about the next several years of your and your children’s lives out of a judge’s hands, and puts them into your hands. The judge may make lasting decisions in only a few hours, whereas you have a lifetime of experience to guide your decision-making. Removes the stress and …
