Even if you know a divorce is an answer to your marriage problems, you might feel concerned about its impact on your children. Acknowledging that changes to your family dynamic will affect your children can help you prepare for the challenges ahead. Telling your...
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How can parental alienation harm your children?
After you and your ex-spouse finalize your divorce, you may start to feel settled into your child custody routine. However, if you notice your children reacting poorly and continually disrespecting you, you may start to wonder what is causing this change. Parental...
How can you avoid conflict during a divorce?
Dissolving a marriage is a tense experience. Feelings between both parties are bound to fray. Keeping conflicts at bay produces the smoothest results. If you are getting a divorce, use some strategies for maintaining civility. Communicate calmly Angering your...
How can you provide your child with stability through divorce?
Going through divorce is difficult for every part of the family. This includes the children, though they have a less active role. Parents want to prioritize their child's safety and well-being, even through the difficulties of divorce. The best way to start is with...
What do courts consider when awarding child custody?
Whether you have recently filed for separation or have thought about filing for divorce, there are a number of topics to consider. For many people, one of the most daunting matters is child custody. While you may be able to create a custody arrangement with your...
When should you tell your child about the divorce?
As a parent who has recently started the process of divorce, you now turn your attention to your child. What should you tell them about the upcoming split? When should you tell them? Is there a right time, a right place and a right way to do it? While there is...
What if one co-parent moves far away?
Life can take people unexpected places, and sometimes it can take a parent far away from their children after a divorce. Whether it is for a job or due to military service requirements, not every family will stay together after a split. But in that case, what can...
Focusing on your child: parenting styles after divorce
Children learn by watching their parents. When mom and dad constantly argue or respond to the other with apathy or disrespect, it might affect how their children begin interacting with others. If you and your partner decide that a Pennsylvania divorce is the best...
Do you have a plan in place for relocating with your child?
Perhaps your employer has offered you a new job, but it means you and your ten-year-old son would have to move out of the Pittsburgh area. Do you have a plan in place that will convince the court that relocation would provide benefits for your child? Making changes It...
Is this parental alienation?
When parents go through a divorce, it is impossible to keep track of every single thing that happens. Unfortunately, spiteful and bitter parents may use this time of distraction as a way to drive a wedge between their child and co-parent. This act - parental...