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Child custody is a legal term that is often used by the family courts to describe the rights and responsibilities of divorced parents and their minor children, the residency or placement of the children, and the relationship and/or amount of contact the children have with each parent. When ... Views:817
When a custodial parent in a child custody proceeding requests a move away order from the court allowing him/her to move away a significant distance such that it would interfere with the noncustodial parent’s visitation and his/her contact with the children, this is commonly referred to as a ... Views:895
You open up the phone book and are faced with so many ads for divorce lawyers you have no idea who to call. Divorce is scary because you have heard so many stories from your friends about how nasty and expensive their own divorce was. Or maybe you saw your own parents as they waited for their ... Views:1537
Hey Doc,
I've been a friend of a girl for about two years now. I never felt any attraction to her until this past summer. We started spending a lot of time together, going out and having fun. Now she's at college, living in a dorm, and I never get to see her anymore.
She doesn't know how I ... Views:800
Hi Doc,
I'm recently divorced and just now starting to date again. So, I'm out of practice and need some advice.
I recently went on a blind date with a woman. Though I wasn't overly attracted to her, I really enjoyed her company and conversation. I'm not sure what she thought of me, but I ... Views:678
Guys, are you dating someone special and you don't want to lose her like all the others? Are you getting bad vibes because your girlfriend of six months only gets migraines when you try to kiss her goodnight at her doorstep? Does it bother you that your wife is meeting too many perverts in chat ... Views:545
Breaking up just about always creates big changes in the lives of people and moving on can be fairly hard. A person might be stalled for a long time and it may be very difficult to handle common activities. whether or not your relationship break up has happened it has been years or yesterday, ... Views:3673
If you are like half of married people, you are going to divorce. It is a sad but true fact of life. If a marriage has to end, at least end it with as much dignity as possible. A public court brawl is not nice to watch and even worse to live through. If you have children together or have amassed ... Views:3105
Ask most people what it is like to go through a divorce and chances are you will hear a litany of horror stories about high legal costs, unfair results in court and lawyers who don't care enough about their own clients to return phone calls. Splitting up a family and the assets that have been ... Views:1554
Settling Custody and Access Disputes…
Court, Counselling, Mediation, Parenting Coordinator: What’s the difference?
Parents who are separated need to sort out the ongoing care of their children. Statistically, most do so between themselves without any help or support from outside resources. ... Views:1044
Those of us who have gone through a divorce understand all too well the pain and grief we experience. We have lost our spouse, what we thought was our life partner, a loss similar to the death of a loved one. What is worse though, is losing all the many aspects of a life lived together as a ... Views:1236
You can divorce as friends! Sound impossible? Well, it's not! You
have everything you need to heal your relationship. You just need to learn how.
Maybe you'll fall back in love and stay together in a way that works. Maybe you'll need to
go your separate ways.
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Have you been divorced in the past, just recently or just about to go ahead with it? Was it your own decision and choice or his/hers against your own wish? Whichever the case, it is possible to divorce your spouse. It may be hurtful, stressful, difficult or even quite relieving but it is ... Views:3358
Have you been divorced in the past, just recently or just about to go ahead with it? Was it your own decision and choice or his/hers against your own wish? Whichever the case, it is possible to divorce your spouse. It may be hurtful, stressful, difficult or even quite relieving but it is ... Views:727
The Pain of Love
A poet’s love poem takes us to the heavens,
with memories of sharing beauty and joy.
With the skill of an artist the poet paints,
a word picture of hearts that embrace,
dreams of futures that will never end.
Those lonely years, finally the one that makes my soul sing.
But at ... Views:1279
We all know couples who have broken up, but it is when our own children tell us that their family is in trouble that the pain really hits. Now that the level of divorces is so high there is wider acknowledgment of the distress this causes not only to the couple, but to the children as well. What ... Views:800
Divorce is so common in our society today that it's a shame people don't do it more carefully. Too often it's just another stage of self-deception, doomed to disappointment--an out of control emotional process, the dark side of falling in love. Though occasionally mature people can agree ... Views:1223
For parents of minor children who want to know what ALL the options are when a divorce is going to happen, hear this. A mind works best, like a parachute, when it is open. There are very creative ways to divide property and to share children if both parties keep their eye on the prize – the well ... Views:4294
What Are You Thinking?
After you separate or divorce, the most important tool you have at your disposal is your mindset. What are you thinking? What are you telling yourself? Is your goal to “survive” your divorce? Do you feel like you’re a failure or “damaged goods”? Your thoughts have a ... Views:1867
Divorce is a turbulent time. As such you may find yourself thinking and doing things that you would not normally do. Often times you will hear somebody say, "I just don't know this person anymore. They are right. Most people do go through some sort of metamorphosis during their divorce. The most ... Views:961
The spirit of California is no doubt Western and most certainly has its anchoring in the culture of the United States. Being a border and coastal state, Californian culture has been greatly influenced by several large immigrant populations, especially those from Latin America and East Asia. ... Views:1751
Your love for me has wilted away and died
My favorite flower is the rose.
Just looking at its beauty takes my breath away.
You have been my rose through all these years.
As often as possible I would bring you a rose to share your exceptional beauty with.
Soon we will part and the tradition ... Views:1359
Based on a thorough review of the literature and the research on children of divorce, the following summary conclusions may be drawn and used as guidelines to assist counselors and their clients in The Competent Divorce.
1. Non-Stigmatization Of The Single Parent Status And Divorce.
The ... Views:1027
You are preaching to the choir when you outline the emotional and financial devastation that can be wrought on emotionally vulnerable couples who get involved in the adversarial system that IS divorce court. I was a child of a litigated divorce. I taught emotionally disturbed children from ... Views:1688
The Garage Sale
Look at where you are in life. Look at each other. Each of us is a composite of our experiences--the good, the bad, and the ugly. When someone comes into our life they accept us for who we are, baggage and all.
Imagine we are in a “Garage Sale,” sitting in a driveway on ... Views:927
The simple answer to this commonly asked question is, "There isn't any set formula". The amount of alimony (or "spouse maintenance as it is called in some countries) is determined by a range of factors rather than by any specific formula. Each case depends on its own merits and the legislation ... Views:2170
The overall cost of your divorce can be impacted by several behaviors you may be able to control. When a marriage dissolves there are several important topics that need to be addressed and sorted out such as child custody and visitation, division of property, and support. Recognizing the ... Views:771
Texas Attorney General
Child Support can be enforced through the office of the Texas Attorney General. Any parent who wants to provide support for their children may do so through this office. The Texas Attorney General office will provide services to the custodial parents such as: locating a ... Views:2158
1. Put your children first.
Your child is not a confidant. Your child is not a friend. You are the adult and your child needs to be a child. Your child is NOT responsible for you. Children of single parents tend to grow up way too fast. Remember your child is a child. Do you know your child's ... Views:2512
Normal Childhood Behaviour Misconstrued
There is a quote attributed to Sigmund Freud, “Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar”. So too of childhood behaviour and incidents; they may be simply within the range of normal childhood life. However, in the context of high conflict separated parents, the ... Views:1060
It's a fact. There are a lot of people who feel unhappy in their marriage. But the real question many of them are asking themselves is, how do I know when my marriage is really over?
Is it when your spouse says, "I don't love you anymore?" Is it after an affair takes place? How do you REALLY ... Views:80914
Let Go To Win
Monkey hunters have an ingenious way to trap their prey. They carve a small hole into a gourd and then hollow it out. Into the gourd they place a small piece of fruit or some nuts. They strap the gourd to a tree and then wait. In a little while a monkey shows up and sniffs at the ... Views:1686
Divorce is an emotional task unlike any other in modern society, and different people experience it in different ways. While some individuals go through nearly all of the extreme emotional states that we describe here, others have an easier time getting through this period and will maneuver ... Views:2425
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe…
Can a child choose which parent to live with?
Sometimes parents involve their children in custody, residency and access matters hoping the opinion of the child sways the outcome. At other times, children may seek to initiate a change themselves. The child’s desire may be ... Views:2611
A matrimonial divorce settlement is NOT an exact science. If a financial divorce settlement was a straight mathematical equation, we wouldn't need courts and lawyers to resolve matters. Courts are usually required, under Family Law legislation, to take into account a range of factors in deciding ... Views:5150
How Do You Rate Your Separation
When parents separate, they worry about the effect of their separation on the kids. Not only is there data to suggest that adults whose parents separated when they were children are at greater risk of divorce themselves, but also data that suggests the greater ... Views:836
There is a dynamic that naturally evolves when parents only see lawyers to determine their ongoing relationship to children, post separation or divorce.
Regardless of the disposition of the lawyer, on the mind of the parent, is winning or coming away with a particular outcome. The parent races ... Views:915
To lose your partner is always painful. It is a heartbreak, any way you look at it. It hurts. Your body aches and your heart feels like it is going to explode. You are face to face with the most important decision in your life.
The choice you make at this moment determines how the rest of ... Views:4572
Separated parents in dispute:
Don’t drag in your service providers!
Separated parents in high conflict have a way of dragging others into their dispute. Not just family friends, and neighbours, but every professional associated with the children. The parents seek to bolster their claims to ... Views:972
Imagine… A Collaborative Approach To Divorce
There is a movement in family law whereby divorcing couples can sign agreements with lawyers to not go to court. More specifically, the process is known as Collaborative Family Law (CFL) and the agreement to not go to court is binding upon the ... Views:881
Kids of Separated Parents: The Annual Holiday Access Dispute
Forget about the last minute gift shopping. The real issue for separated parents this season is who gets what time with the kids. With divorce seemingly as popular as marriage, more and more kids will be subject to the annual access ... Views:1416
Children and Parents Adjust to Separation
You haven’t separated physically yet, but the ink is dry on your parenting plan agreement and you are ready to go your separate ways. Now reality bites!
Although many parents don’t talk about it, the final act of separation cuts like a knife, ... Views:1070
Going through a divorce is a very challenging time in a person’s life. It is hard to adjust to being single again, as well as living “out of the habit” of being married, especially if you have been married for many, many years.
Eventually, you begin to think about dating, but it is suggested ... Views:1160
There are many types of divorce articles available on the Internet by a variety of authors. What's below will help you get the most out of the divorce articles here on this site and anywhere else. The below information about divorce articles holds true for most any type of articles on the ... Views:2081
Check the Pulse Before Pulling the Plug
There was an episode on a TV medical drama where a patient was awaiting delivery of a liver from an organ donor. An intern assigned to the donor patient removed the airway and the patient stirred. The intern was taken aback; the donor was not yet brain ... Views:954
High Heat, the Assessment and then Court…
In the heat of some custody and access disputes, one-sided accounts of the situation can be convincing. Both parents have their view and are apt to present the issues more with their own interest at heart.
While the “interest” is supposedly the ... Views:995
To lose your partner is always painful. It is a heartache, any way you look at it. It hurts. Your body aches and your broken heart feels like it is going to explode. You are face to face with the most important relationship decision in your life.
The choice you make at this moment ... Views:11218
A Foot in Two Families
Your eldest is from a prior relationship and you’ve long since established a new family. He or she is now pushing for changes to the residential arrangement and thus spend more time with the other parent.
There is a pang in your gut. The old issues with the “ex” ... Views:915
Seven Sets of Documents You Need For Your Divorce
This article is designed to give someone who is considering or planning for the possibility of divorce an idea of what documents are needed. Even if you believe your case ultimately will be agreed to and settled without a trial, you will be ... Views:1065
Life after divorce is something that most people who are going through divorce think about. Thinking about having a life after divorce or thinking about how your life will be after divorce, are common because people tend to fear for themselves. In fact, think about having a life after divorce ... Views:4263