When it comes to divorce and children, there is nothing more gut-wrenchingly sad than when your child, wide-eyed and hopeful, asks you this question: “Are you and dad ever going to get back together?” These and other divorce questions from kid...
Category Archives: Kids, Coparenting and Single Parents
Change, Anxiety and Your Kids: Tips From a Parent Mediator
As summer draws to a close, you might find yourself navigating a variety of transitions—camp ends, family vacations, and, of course, the start of a new school year. That's a lot of change, anxiety and stress over just a few weeks. Thes...
How Long Does Child Support Last? Unfortunately, Not Long Enough
When I was first getting divorced, one of the first questions I asked my attorney was, “How long does child support last?” In the state of Illinois, it lasts until the child is 18, or when he/she graduates from high school. At the time, my kids w...
What Father’s Day Means To An Ex-Wife
When I think of Father's Day, I think of my dad and always will. But there is another father who is significant on Father's Day: my ex-husband. Why is he important? Because he is my children's father. So, regardless of personal feelings, resentment, ...
The Blended Family: Advantages and Disadvantages
The blended family. It sounds so perfect. After all, the Brady Bunch seemed pretty happy, didn’t they? What the iconic seventies sitcom never showed us was that Mrs. Brady almost assuredly got on the boys’ nerves, at times, and the girls probably...
