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You and your spouse have decided to pursue a divorce, and the first thing you need to get settled is child custody. Generally, the courts prefer both parents to play an active role in bringing up the children, which means imposing or accepting some form of parenting...
Children are expensive to raise and care for, even when they are healthy and have no special needs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates the costs of raising a child from birth to 18 will total about $240,000. If your child has special needs, raising them will...
When married couples realize that divorce can improve their well-being more than staying together, many couples stay married as a means to benefit their children. An unhappy marriage can be a long, grueling endeavor while you wait for your kids to be old enough to...
If you want a faster and less expensive divorce, an uncontested divorce filing is your best option. Some couples go through mediation sessions to reach a settlement for an uncontested divorce. Others spend weeks in collaborative negotiations facilitated by their...
Walking away from a marriage is a major life change. While you might be focused on healing and the logistical aspects of the divorce, your children will have to adjust to living life in two homes. It’s up to the parents to help the children as they learn how to do...
As a single or divorced parent, you likely cope with a lot of financial stress as the head of your own household. If you live paycheck to paycheck like many parents, child support can be an essential part of your monthly budget. Your ex contributes a percentage of...
Creating a parenting plan or custody order in accordance with Florida law takes time in courts or negotiation between the parents. Your parenting plan provides instructions regarding time-sharing arrangements and helps you share the responsibilities of parenting more...
No two divorces are exactly the same, and adult partners may cope differently. Both parties may be very upset, or the sadness may be one-sided. Whatever the situation is between former partners, circumstances become different when children are involved. In general,...
When a relationship that involves children ends in a divorce or a separation, one of the issues the court will issue a ruling on is child support. This is a payment made by one parent to the other – most often the non-custodial parent to the custodial parent – for...
There are all kinds of reasons why a man may not have established paternity when his child was first born. He may have been away on military service, or he might have been unsure about whether the child was his or not. It’s also possible that a man may not have known...
