Custody Battles Over Labels - Divorce
The legislators in Florida seem to believe all this fighting over custody in courts is about labels. "Get rid of the labels, you get rid of the fighting," according to Florida House Rep. Jim Frishe of Pinellas County. I'm not so sure that this [... more]
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Buying back to school clothes - Divorce
When you're divorced things that used to be simple, while not easy, are now both hard and complicated. Buying school clothing and supplies is one of those issues that can get tempers flaring when the parents are divorced. The Non Custodial Parent ... [... more]
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Advantages of Shared Parenting - Divorce
Most of the time when parents get a divorce, a former stay at home parent must do something hard and scary. That something is getting a job outside the home. It's hard enough to feel like you're going to be a single parent, but having to get a ... [... more]
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Joint Custody - Divorce
When you're getting a divorce, you quickly learn the legal lingo about custody. There is Joint Legal Custody and Joint Physical Custody. Joint Legal Custody means that both parents have equal say in decisions affecting the day-to-day lives of the ... [... more]
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Back to school issues - Divorce
Back to school is a time full of mixed emotions. Sometimes you're glad the little rug-rats will be at school so you can get a break. Sometimes you're sad because they're growing up so fast. When you're divorced these milestones carry special ... [... more]
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Parental Rights and Responsibilities - Divorce
Sometimes it can be hard to understand the concept of parental rights and responsibilities during and after a divorce. Something that was done naturally within the marriage now takes on an entirely different feeling. But here you are, trying to ... [... more]
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Rites of Passage - Divorce
Through out a person's life they experience many important life events and rites of passage. These may include marriage, graduation from college, or the simple everyday events that all of us experience, such as losing a first tooth. In a ... [... more]
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Scheduling - Divorce
Do you have scheduling issues with your ex? Do you rely on your child to tell their other parent about events, changes, or anything that has a date attached? Do you have to constantly remind someone about his or her appointments? Do you need to ... [... more]
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Custody Status is not Static - Divorce
Oftentimes during a divorce or even after it is long over there will be custody issues that arise due to misunderstandings and disagreements. Sometimes these issues are just a normal part of parenting, and sometimes they are directly related to ... [... more]
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Resolutions for 2009 - Divorce
Most of us make New Year's Resolutions even when we say that we don't. It's just natural that at the end of an era we make plans to do something different "...from now on." Whether it's the New Year or the end of the old year that makes us do [... more]
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Overcoming Insecurities - Divorce
Divorce is like a death. Not only the death of a marriage and friendship, but death of the you that you thought you were. Sometimes it can be difficult to figure out where you fit in now that you're not you. You're no longer Mrs. Somebody, now ... [... more]
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Pro-life or Pro-choice vs. Shared Parenting - Divorce
What do you do if your child's other parent has very different moral standards than you do? How do you teach the children what you want them to know and learn without hurting their relationship with their other parent. For example your ex is ... [... more]
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