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Posted By Center for Mediated Divorce
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28-Feb-2017
Are you and your ex struggling to navigate “co-parenting”? Our Irvine divorce lawyers share three common co-parenting problems and how you can resolve them. Three Common Co-Parenting Problems & Solutions: Different Parenting Styles Parenting is difficult, especially when you and your ex-spouse don’t see eye-to-eye on parental tactics. Maybe you like to have an orderly and ...
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Posted By Center for Mediated Divorce
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17-Nov-2016
This question often plagues the minds of parents, especially when their children continue to insist on hating certain extracurricular activities. As a parent, you don’t want to see your child give up on something, and as a society, we are adverse to quitters. How many times have we all heard that “Winners never quit and quitters never win” saying? As a parent, it can be difficult ...
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Posted By Center for Mediated Divorce
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3-Nov-2016
Divorce has evolved over the last couple of years. With women earning better wages and father’s looking to be involved in custody, old traditional divorce agreements have fallen by the wayside and new, creative solutions are being experimented with and implemented. Many divorced couples have tried to find stability for their children and are turning to “nesting” to provide their ...
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Posted By Judy Williams
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14-Jun-2013
You may have noticed that it’s been awhile since I’ve written a blog post. Recently, my focus has been in Texas, where I have really enjoyed spending time with my daughter, son-in-law, and my four grandchildren. What an amazing opportunity I have had to be a part of their daily life the last few years! But life has a way of pulling us back into the arenas we’re meant to follow. ...
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Posted By Judy Williams
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23-Dec-2011
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are nearly 4 million divorced parents in this country, which means there are a lot of parents navigating the emotional waters of the holiday season. As a divorced parent, this time of year you are likely to face issues that include holiday custody schedules, battles over presents, new significant others, or the pain of simply being alone or apart from ...
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Posted By Judy Williams
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11-Nov-2011
Yes, it’s that time of year again! Halloween has officially kicked off the holiday season, and Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching. Then Hanukkah and Christmas are close on Thanksgiving’s heels! While the holidays are usually a time of joy and family celebrations, they can be stressful and anxiety ridden for divorced parents, and especially the children of divorce, who are navigating ...
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Posted By Judy Williams
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20-Oct-2011
I am an enthusiastic advocate of low-conflict divorces and co-parenting, as it is always the best choice when a divorce involves children. This article gives some good basics that provide a solid foundation for co-parenting, also referred to as cooperative parenting. Parents who choose this method work together in the upbringing of their children, and don’t allow issues in their personal ...
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Posted By Judy Williams
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8-Oct-2011
Handovers are the physical and logistical process when children leave the care of one parent for the other. It can be awkward and upsetting for both children and parents, depending on how well you are getting along with your ex. As we discussed in last week’s post, children are extremely sensitive to the stress and anxiety of their parents, so it is definitely in your children’s best ...
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Posted By Judy Williams
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17-Sep-2011
As you all know, I am passionate about protecting children through the difficult divorce process. I really like this article written by Elizabeth Bernstein for the Wall Street Journal. It has some great tips on co-parenting, and the author herself has a great story about how her parents co-parented and put their children first during their divorce. A sidebar in the article also discusses the 5 ...
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