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Help Your Child Cope with Long Distance Parenting

If you or your ex are relocating after your divorce or separation, you know it is going to be hard for your child to stay close to the non-residential parent.  However, as the residential parent, there are many things you can do to encourage them to interact and many ways to provide support during this […]

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Back to School Tips for Divorced Parents

The stores are filled with binders and glue sticks so school is starting. This time of year is busy for all parents, but it is particularly challenging when you’re divorced or separated. Not only are you juggling supply lists (including impossible to locate folder colors), sneaker shopping, open houses, and more volunteer events than your […]

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Children’s Rights in a Divorce

When you’re going through a divorce or custody dispute, your focus is on your rights. Your ex has the same focus. It’s every man (and woman) for himself in this situation. And rightly so—if you don’t stand up for yourself, no one will. However, what is often lost in all of this is your children’s […]

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Summer Vacations After Divorce

Many children spend large chunks of time with their non-custodial parent over the summer. Whether your child is going across town to spend a few weeks with your ex, will travel to their home state for visitation, or is packing up to go away on a big trip with your ex, preparing for and adjusting […]

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The Girlfriend

The girlfriend.  She strikes terror in the heart of divorced mothers everywhere.  When your ex gets a girlfriend it’s challenging enough to deal with your own emotions, but when the girlfriend is suddenly a big part of your child’s life, it’s hard to know how to react. If Your Kids Are Ga-Ga About the Girlfriend […]

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