How is Shared Parenting Different from Sole Custody?
Shared parenting used to be called joint custody. This means that both parents must cooperate and agree on parenting decisions. Typically, parenting decisions include education, medical issues, and the religion of the child. Often, with shared parenting, the parents divide the time with the children equally. However, in some shared parenting cases, one parent has more time with the children than the other. A shared parenting plan will most likely also still have a child
How Do I Prepare for a Divorce?
A divorce is a major life shift, and it will greatly impact your finances. How should you prepare before you start the divorce process? Here are three initial steps to take: 1) Gather your financial documents. It's very important to know your complete financial picture, i.e. your assets and liabilities. Your attorney will ask for this information and for copies of certain documents. Make a written list of account numbers and present balances for all bank accounts, retirem
Holiday Tips for Divorced Co-Parenting
Are you involved in a high conflict divorce? Are you trying to figure out how to co-parent during the upcoming holidays WITHOUT experiencing a stressful disaster? Here are 5 tips to help you through: 1) Stick as closely to the court ordered holiday schedule as possible. It's tempting to accept changes to the holiday schedule proposed by a high conflict co-parent the week before the holiday. But, unless those arrangements are memorialized well in advance, in writing, you're i
