Hiring a lawyer is one step in a divorce and custody dispute. Another important step is to seek out a therapist. A therapist can help you, your children and your spouse cope with the stress of the dispute and with all of the changes that each family member faces. As everyone's needs are different, seek out a mental health professional that addresses your concerns.
Ask yourself these questions before you consider a divorce
When you consider the thought of a divorce, you may be concerned about the impact on your children, where you will live, how you will meet your financial obligations or how you will divide your property. All of these are valid concerns and considerations.
Collaborative Law Helps You Avoid Court
Collaborative divorce has been around for over twenty years. This approach has its origin in family law but also has been used in business and probate matters. Many of the practitioners - attorneys, therapists, financial professionals and mediators - believed there was a better way to assist parties and their children through the divorce process.
Are you over sharing with your kids? A co-parenting dilemma.
You may have a tumultuous and strained relationship with your ex. The two of you may name-call each other in person or to others. You both may have ongoing frustrations with each other that won't cease. Having strong negative feelings about your former partner after a break-up is normal. How you deal with those feelings reflects on who you are as a person and, more importantly, as a parent.
Dad asserts right to custody of child after adoption deceit
Recently, a Colorado judge made an important decision in an adoption and "custody" case (allocation of parental responsibilities) which spanned Utah, Colorado and their respective trial and appellate courts for the past nine years.
Yelling at your children can hurt them - learn how to fix it
Raising children is difficult work. While there are many self-help books, there is no single guidebook on how to be the perfect parent. To be a good and effective parent does not require perfection - only an understanding of the impact of your behavior on your child's emotional and psychological development.
