Signs Your Child May Need a Therapist
As much as a parent tries to insulate their child during a divorce, they cannot keep them from experiencing some of the negative emotions that occur when a family goes through this drastic change. When there is a conflict between a child’s parents, they often experience stress and confusion about where to go for comfort […]
Creating a Workable Parenting Agreement
Communication and cooperation between parents are essential to effective parenting. When everyone lives in the same home, parents often regularly relay information and coordinate responses to issues concerning his or her children. After a divorce, parents have to adjust to communicating and parenting from separate residences. Negativity may still linger due to the results of property […]
Divorce After 50
The reasons that lead a couple to divorce are complicated and vary from situation to situation. It may be that after a long-term marriage, the couple has grown apart, and the people they have become individually no longer work together in a relationship. The marriage may also be ending because of something as devastating as […]
Self-Care and Divorce
Divorce can bring out sides of your personality you barely recognize. It can also cause you to enter a near-constant state of anger, sadness, anxiety, and defensiveness that can take its toll on even the most emotionally balanced person. While traditional divorce can be punishing, there are measures you can take that will help you protect […]
Surviving Divorce: Letting go of anger and embracing forgiveness
Going through a divorce can feel as though you and your life have been turned inside out. During this process, you will be in an adversarial posture which can bring out sides of your personality that you barely recognize. You may also find that the partner you once expected to spend your life with has become your […]
Creating a Healing Place After – Healing After Divorce
After the divorce papers are signed, and everything becomes final, the case activity stops, and your post-divorce life begins. While the stress of property division or child custody battles may be over, it’s important to check on your emotional state. Being focused on the family law process may have served as a distraction from painful emotions but, when everything ends, feelings […]
The Emotionally Intelligent Divorce
The term “Emotional Intelligence” is commonly used in popular culture to describe the quality of being aware of your emotions and behaviors and those of others. A person who has emotional intelligence tends to be able to manage their and other people’s emotional reactions even when under stress. One area where emotional intelligence can be […]
Common Myths About Divorce
It is hard to know what to expect when you and the person you thought you were going to spend the rest of your life with become legal adversaries. For those unfamiliar with divorce, misconceptions can make an already difficult situation more complicated. By knowing some of the common myths you can avoid unnecessary fear […]
Is Divorce Mediation Right for You?
In Wisconsin, one way to resolve your divorce case is through mediation. During mediation, each side and their attorney will meet with a trained mediator who will work with them to reach an agreement. Although the parties will still be in an adversarial posture while working through the issues, the introduction of a mediator may help […]
Extended Family Relationships and Divorce
In many cases, being part of a family is not just about your spouse but will also involve their siblings, parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and even grandparents. Going through a divorce will mean ending your relationship with your partner, but when you have children, these extended family members can still be connected to you through your kids. […]