The holiday season is always a tough time during a divorce and for the first few years after. It serves as a reminder of happier family times, and also puts enormous stress on divorcing parents who feel pressure to maintain the status quo while their whole world may be falling apart. While there is no magical solution to cure the holiday blues, here are some tips to make the season a little bit easier:
Divorce rates are high, but divorce should always be the last option. There are a number of options available other than full on divorce warfare which often benefits no one. Here are some alternatives to consider before considering fighting it out in court.
Just like with the seasons, change is inevitable. For any relationship to last long-term, partners need to be adaptable and committed to adjusting to life's changing seasons. With the holidays coming next month, and the increased opportunity for family time, November is a great time to reflect on our relationships, and make sure we are adjusting with the times to weather the future together as a team.
With all of these challenges it can be easy to become jaded and discouraged, however, with the right outlook and approach online dating can be a fantastic way to meet new people and potentially find exactly what you are looking for.
In our world of social media, insta-stories, snapchat and all of the other mediums available, it is easy to connect with people all over the world. This means that we can develop relationships with people who we have never met in person. We can directly message them, follow their lives on social media, and possibly even take it to the next level and talk to them on Skype or FaceTime. Yet if we never actually meet in person, can we really consider these people our friends?
Fear based decisions are never good ones. Knowledge is power and while we never have a crystal ball, relationship decisions can be made a lot easier if we take the steps to gain knowledge to empower ourselves. This can be as simple as setting up a consultation with a family law lawyer to find out about your rights.
What two factors determine how well children fare after divorce? Mom and Dad. It seems like it should be a no brainer that having a good relationship with BOTH parents is critical to children's well being. Yet many judges still favour mothers in cases where custody is being ordered by the court.
With high divorce rates, less people marrying and the easy access people have to meet others through the internet, one must wonder whether marriage and long-term monogamous relationships are becoming extinct. I sometimes wonder if by the time my children are 30 whether marrying or finding a life long partner will even be something that is considered important.
September is a month of new beginnings and renewal. This feeling of a fresh start in September stems from our childhood days of heading back to school. While we are feeling committed to making positive changes in our life, what better time could there be to take a serious look at our relationship with our partner and to re-commit to making our relationship healthier and stronger?
As a family lawyer, the two biggest concerns most clients have is whether they will have enough money and whether they will ever find love again. Love and money are at the core of so much of our lives. When couples divorce, money is often a major issue. It is also at the centre of many fights in a marriage.
