If you've just gotten married, you might fear that your marriage will end badly like your parents'. You're afraid of mimicking their mistakes and breaking the pact of love you just made. This scenario ...
In Massachusetts, shared legal custody is defined as “continued mutual responsibility and involvement by both parents in major decisions regarding the child’s welfare including matters of education, ...
As adults, we know that life inherently contains harsh realities and dangers. Violence, divorce, drug abuse, panic attacks, severe depression are merely a few of the many external and internal sources ...
The decision is adult-made: Explaining that both parents have jointly come to a decision. The child is not the cause: ...
My parents divorced after 19 years of marriage. I had a hard time accepting that people I loved so dearly could grow to hate each other so much. Several years after the divorce, my parents moved in ...
When parents announce their decision to separate, the focus typically shifts to supporting younger children through the transition. However, divorce can profoundly affect adult children as well, ...
Parents going through divorce often believe they’re protecting their children by staying together “for the kids” or, conversely, that children are “resilient” and will quickly adjust to divorce. Both ...