Ending a marriage is an emotional experience and most couples dread splitting up assets in addition to facing the unknown once the divorce is over. Here are three tips to help you manage property division and the post-divorce era with greater confidence. Negotiate...
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Where should your parenting time exchange take place?
Newly divorced parents understand how stressful a custody exchange can be. After all, you must interact with your ex-spouse long enough to hand off the children when your scheduled parenting time starts and stops. Fortunately, you can implement certain strategies to...
Guidelines for positive custody exchanges
Few divorced couples find it easy to be good parenting partners, but it is possible. In fact, it is in the best interests of the children that you find a way to get along with your ex. Certain events can be fraught with tension: parent-teacher conferences, sports...
How Pennsylvania determines child custody
Pennsylvania laws ensure that both parents have the right to spend significant time with their children after a relationship ends. In fact, the state specifically prohibits judges from considering gender when determining custody. Before negotiating an agreement with...
Good reasons to establish paternity
Unmarried men may associate establishing paternity with child support. However, child support is only one of the benefits their children may receive when they become legal fathers by legitimizing the relationship through the state's paternity process. Here are some of...
Stopping parental alienation in its tracks
The relationship you have with your kids is likely your most important one. Still, parenting even under ideal circumstances has its challenges. If your ex-spouse is actively trying to destroy your parent-child relationship, you may have a serious matter on your...
What is the difference between mediation and collaborative law?
When you are contemplating divorce, you likely want to make it as hassle free and civil as possible. A smooth end to your marriage is better for your well-being as well as for any children involved. However, is such a divorce possible? The answer is yes, especially...