May
Co-Parenting and Time-Sharing: Tips for Summer Break
The Burden is on the Parent Seeking the Modification The long awaited summer break is almost upon us, and while children and parents look forward to this time of year, it can add a bit of stress as daily routines and parenting time schedules are not quite as predictable. For a number of families, summer break might mean long distance time-sharing and that the children may be away from one of the parents for a longer period of time. This can create anxiety for children who are not used to spending time out of their normal surroundings or away from a parent. Some parenting plans are more detailed about coordinating time-sharing during school breaks and holidays. It’s a good thing to have ...
Apr
Should You Date While Divorcing?
Each Situation is Unique, But Generally We Advise Against It This is a frequent question we receive from our clients. Since the circumstances surrounding each divorce are always so different, it is tough to answer definitively. However, taking into account all of the different scenarios we have encountered that include a third or even fourth party’s involvement, In Law We Trust Divorce and Family Lawyers generally advises that during your divorce process you exercise a degree of caution and restraint with regard to dating. Even if you think the separation is amicable, most likely there are still unsettled emotions involved and you don’t know for sure how your wife will react. The last thing ...
Mar
How to Be the Best Dad You Can Be
Be the Best Dad You Can Be First of all, try not to agonize over how divorce will affect your children. There are many ways that you, as a dad, can help ease this transition. Being a positive role model is one of the most important things that you can do for your children, and while not always easy to do each and every day, especially during a challenging divorce, the results in the end are well worth it. If you're a father dealing with divorce, remember that you are needed by your children now more than ever. Traps to Avoid Make every effort to maintain healthy relationships with your children and try to continue to parent as you always have. Even though you will face hard conversatio ...
May
Should You Give Up to Just Get a Divorce Over With?
Compassionate & Aggressive in Our Representation to Your Benefit Divorce is often a very stressful process and can become extremely complicated by disagreements about parenting time, child and spousal support, the division of assets, and the actions of a difficult soon-to-be ex-spouse. In Law We Trust Divorce and Family Lawyers approaches each client’s case in a pragmatic way. Not only are we known for our legal expertise and vast knowledge of family law and divorce, we are compassionate, aggressive in our representation, and always keep the overall best interests of our clients at the forefront. While it is never our intent to complicate the process, there are many things involved when dea ...
May
Should You Talk About Divorce With Your Kids?
Stay Positive & Upbeat While Sheltering Them From Negativity Communicating with your children during divorce is very important, but while you want to be reassuring, you also don’t want to put yourself in the position of having to answer complex questions and get into topics they are really too young to understand. You will, however, have to talk to the children about the importance of staying connected, keeping up with their education, managing their extra-curriculum activities, and about how their time will be divided between both parents. As a father involved in a divorce, of course you will want to remain positive and upbeat, but you also want to shelter them from as many of the negative ...
Mar
Should You Represent Yourself in a Divorce?
It is not unusual for men to believe that with a little research and their own negotiating skills, divorce might be something that they can figure out on their own. While you may be tempted to file for divorce on your own using court provided documents or information from a book, website, or worse yet, advice from well-meaning friends - don’t do it! Your future is too important! Always, Always, Always Seek Proper Representation Divorce is a complicated process. Combine that with it also being an emotional time, and you can make damaging mistakes that will drastically alter the outcome - and not in your favor! This definitely is one scenario that it is an absolute must to seek out expert ...
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