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Parenting Time: Making The Most of ‘Not Enough’ Time With Your Kids (Pt 1)
We get it. The few hours of parenting time you’ve been given on one or two days a week just doesn’t seem like enough. You want more time with your kids, and who could blame you? (We certainly don’t – we’re parents, so we understand completely!) But here’s the fact of the matter – there…
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Should One of us Get The House After The Divorce, or Should we Sell it And Split The Profits?
Getting divorced, especially after a long marriage, means pulling apart two lives that have become inextricably woven together. The memories you’ve shared, the debts you’ve collected, the things you’ve bought along the way. But for most couples in Michigan, the largest and most valuable item they have to figure out is their home. And because…
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Will I Get to Keep The Stuff I Really Want After The Divorce?
Having just discussed the issue of who gets the house when you get divorced, we remembered that for many of our readers, the issue of the house is only one of many things that they have to divide up. There are all sorts of other things – ranging from credit card debt to cars to…
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Recovering After a Toxic Marriage? Keep These Tips in Mind (Pt 2)
Hey there, thanks for coming back and hanging out with us for this discussion on recovering after a toxic marriage. Whether you’re in the middle of a difficult divorce or the relationship ended years ago and you’re still trying to find your feet, we understand this can be a challenging time. As we mentioned in…
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Recovering After a Toxic Marriage? Keep These Tips in Mind (Pt 1)
Toxic relationships take a toll on every part of you. Your heart, mind, body and soul are all likely to be suffering in the wake of that abuse, and you need time to heal. But how? What can you do to help yourself move past this period of personal tragedy, and overcome the damage done…
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New Study Proves Child Support Rates Are Very Inconsistent! (Pt 2)
Hi there and welcome back. We’ve been looking at an amazing study conducted recently by Custody X Change, a software used to develop custody agreements and help parents track parenting schedules. As we mentioned in the previous article, the researchers created a fictional family and entered their data (which represented a financial average for the nation)…
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New Study Proves Child Support Rates Are Very Inconsistent! (Pt 1)
Many things differ from state to state. And we’re not just talking about differences in weather from one place to another, or differences in the terrain and geography of the area. For example, the most well loved dish is Delaware is Scrapple, whereas in Hawaii it’s Poke. And while Colorado has the lowest obesity rate…
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My ex is a Really Crappy Parent! What Can I do to Change Them? (Pt 2)
Hello and welcome back. We’ve been talking about the struggles parents face when they get divorced and have to co-parent with an ex they don’t like and don’t think is a good mom or dad to their kids. Unfortunately, as we explained in the previous article, you can’t change other people, the only person you…
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My ex is a Really Crappy Parent! What Can I do to Change Them? (Pt 1)
This is a question we hear a LOT! People who divorce their spouses because they can’t stand each other any more, battle it out over how gets the kids and how often, and then resent the fact that they have to coparent with an ex they despise. We get it. It’s an incredibly frustrating situation. …
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I’m Afraid my ex is Going to Kidnap Our Child! What Can I do? (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us. We know this is a hard topic to read about, and for parents who are concerned about an unstable ex, it can be a terrifying subject to discuss. But if this sounds like your situation – where you’re concerned about your child’s safety and you’re unsure about your…
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