Henry got married at age twenty to a women of nineteen. His job was to take care of the car(s) and any outside maintenance and Mindy’s was being the homemaker, doing cooking, cleaning and laundry. He was happy with their traditional roles
For many, the initial months following a separation or divorce are some of the most painful and difficult they will experience. When you add children to the equation, it can be difficult to cope with day-to-day life, let alone the enormous task
During divorce there are online and offline groups to help one get through this life changing transition. In the States, it is common for a judge, interim psychologist, or the solicitors to mandate that the spouses take a co-parenting class (separately). However,
Another interview with Austin Chessell of Feltons Solicitors where we talk about the new Child Arrangements Programme or “CAP”. Are you going through a divorce and are struggling to come to a suitable parenting plan that will suit you and your children? If
There are so many positives to co-parenting that I remain amazed at why people resist it so much that they would rather go to court and allow for a judge, a perfect stranger to the children, to decide where they will live,
Conscious uncoupling – a la Gwyneth Paltrow – may not just be psychobabble fashionable with offbeat celebs, but actually sits well with mediation and other ways of separating without going to court. Using the term used by Gwyneth to announce her separation from
That’s what I heard my dad telling one of his friends one time, I think I might have been in my early teens and it just stuck with me. I didn’t understand it then, but I do now. When you find yourself
Collaborative law is where the couple come together with their own collaborative lawyer and discuss matters fact to face. There are no letters sent. Each client instructs their own collaborative lawyer and they, the clients and the solicitors sign an agreement not to
I was 45 when I married husband number 2 and 50 something when I left. Hardly front page news. But the fact that 66% of UK divorces in 2011 were initiated by women might be. In a recent article I read a
At the tender age of 37 years old and having just ended my second marriage, I was asked to write an article for The Divorce Magazine and to talk about the struggles I have overcome. Of course I was overjoyed. My first
“Regardless of what happened in your marriage or since the breakup, your child has a right to have a relationship with both parents if both are fit and willing, without micromanagement or interference from the other parent. Divorce brings a lot of
Even though the New Year has begun, it’s not too late to make an important resolution: a commitment to being a more cooperative co-parent. In fact, it’s never too late to decide to engage more peacefully with your ex-spouse as you parent