When Conflict Arises: Keeping the Holidays Peaceful for Your Children
Holidays after divorce often bring a mix of joy, stress, and emotion. Co-parenting conflicts can add another layer of difficulty, but with the right approach, you can create a peaceful, meaningful experience for your children. Even when challenges arise, focusing on their well-being helps everyone enjoy the season more. Here’s how to handle conflicts thoughtfully […]
Managing Gift-Giving and Holiday Expenses with Your Co-Parent
Gift-giving and holiday expenses often bring extra stress for co-parents. Balancing budgets, coordinating gifts, and managing expectations require careful communication and planning. The good news is that thoughtful preparation can help you minimize conflict and ensure the holidays are joyful for your children. Here’s how to approach gift-giving and holiday expenses in a way that […]
Creating a Holiday Co-Parenting Plan That Puts Your Kids First
For divorced or separated parents, the holiday season takes a lot of careful planning and consideration to make sure the children have a joyful experience. The goal of a holiday co-parenting plan is to keep your children’s best interests at the forefront and minimize stress and confusion. Here’s a guide to creating a thoughtful co-parenting plan […]
Can I Have My Child Support Payments Reduced in New Jersey?
When children become a focal point of a divorce case, charged emotions, arguments over money, and custody battles are commonplace. In the aftermath of these deliberations, you may have to make child support payments to your former spouse every month to help care for your child. However, life does not always allow you to make […]
Staying Involved in Your Child’s Life After a Divorce
Divorce is one of the most devastating events in your life, and the end of your marriage rarely has positive effects. Regardless, your role as a parent continues no matter your marital status. Whether you are a custodial or non-custodial parent, you still have a role to play in caring for your child and ensuring […]
5 Ways to Help Your Teen Bust the Social-Distancing Blues
Welcome to the new normal—and the social distancing blues. While most of us (even family pets) have had our routines upended for months, it’s important to remember that your older children—yes, your teenagers—might be taking this much harder than you think It’s not just that they’re the first teens in our lifetimes to miss sports […]
Exchanging Children is an Essential Activity
Despite having been divorced for 20 years, Demi Moore and Bruce Willis made news recently after sharing photos of their family’s shared pandemic lockdown. Clad in matching pajamas, the long-split couple certainly seems to be a model of co-parenting goals. However, despite the happy images, co-parenting is a significant challenge right now for many families. […]
Co-Parenting During a Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic is unlike any prior state of emergency the United States has ever faced. With children schooling from home, businesses closing, and employers laying off workers in droves, this crisis is impacting more than just the public’s health – it’s impacting the very way we live our lives. The reason for this is […]
What happens if I keep my child or children past my allotted parenting time?
If you’ve been through a divorce or child custody proceeding the words parenting time probably has a strong meaning for you. Even if you and your ex-partner have an agreement on parenting time that lays out when and how long each parent can see your child or children, it may be difficult at times to […]