As parents, we can’t always be aware of our children’s emotional experiences and how our actions affect them. As a trained mediator, family law attorney for almost 25 years, and child of bitter divorce myself, I know all too well…
As a divorcing parent, you may be experiencing loss and grief that can come with ending your marriage. Likewise, the physical dismantling of the family unit can be truly traumatic for kids. They are losing the only life they’ve ever…
I am changing what I said previously in this post and in others. When I said that it is the conflict that exists in the home, not the actual divorce itself, that is most emotionally destructive to children. Since then, I’ve immersed myself…
Parenting roles have come a long way. And for separated and divorced parents, New Jersey law has come to reflect these changing roles. Back when my parents were divorced in the late 1970s, it was typically the mom’s role as…
More often than not, divorcing parents make their own decisions as to custody and parenting time for their children. New Jersey family courts have the authority to make orders concerning the care, custody, education, and maintenance of children when parents…
When you’re going through a divorce, it can be hard enough just keeping things together for yourself. So, trying to be a good parent when you’re at your worst can be overwhelming and exhausting. These 7 DOs and DON’TS for…
You might know that with the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, parents can get monthly checks over the second half of this year as an advance payment on their 2021 child tax credit. Starting with payments on July 15, 2021,…
If you are considering divorce, it’s common to want to avoid or postpone divorce to protect your kids. As a family lawyer for over 20 years, I often hear parents voice intense concern that their kids would have a hard…
Divorce can be tough – and when you have kids, you might tend to worry about how they’ll handle this difficult transition. As a family lawyer for over 20 years and a former teen of divorced parents, I know all…
Divorce can be one of life’s most difficult transitions. If you’re a parent and are recently separated or divorced, here are 3 tips for sharing the kids with your spouse during the holidays. 1. Have your lawyer…
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