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...
Category Archives: Kids, Coparenting and Single Parents
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...
Trying To Celebrate The Holidays During Divorce
Ask anyone who is divorced and he or she will tell you that the pain it causes can sometimes feel unbearable. Then add in the holidays—especially that first Christmas or Hanukkah and New Years after a separation. It's very very hard. Trying to cele...
What is Reunification Therapy and How Does it Work?
What is Reunification therapy? Reunification Therapy (RT) is often court-ordered for separated or divorced families, where there is a favored parent and a rejected parent. The goal of reunification therapy is to restore a disrupted parent-child relat...
