Parental alienation is a social dynamic which occurs most often during a divorce or separation. During this stressful time in a family’s life, one parent can become so angry or fearful, that they begin a conscious or unconscious campaign of alienation against the other parent. The alienation can be as subtle as making a passing [...]
Categories: Children & Divorce, Parenting
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In our society, it seems to be an ever increasing phenomenon that grandparents are left with the primary duty for caring for children. This is caused by many factors. Sometimes, it is caused by a teen birth where the mother is unmarried and incapable of providing the proper home. Sometimes it is caused by a [...]
Categories: Child Custody, Divorce Laws, Legal, Parenting, Uncategorized
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Children, regardless of their ages, all want the same thing. They want their world to stay exactly as it is, and they want you to make that happen.
Categories: Children & Divorce, Parenting
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In my psychiatric practice I am witnessing a major societal conflict about values. And it is happening in the lives of the individuals who are sitting on my couch, right in front of me. Value One: The value of personal happiness: Shouldn’t I be entitled to be happy? Value Two: There is the value of [...]
Categories: home, Parenting
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According to the Federal Reserve Board’s 1995 Survey of Consumer Finance, only 42 percent of children aged 14 to 18 live in an intact two-parent married family. This according to The Heritage Foundation (2000) has left many children at risk for a host of problems, from academic underperformance to mood issues like depression and self [...]
Categories: home, Parenting
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I believe Mississippi is in the lead in the area of child support compared to most other jurisdictions. Most jurisdictions end child support at 18 and do not make provisions for college. In Mississippi, however, child support continues until 21, and support can include college if the parents can afford it. Child support can end [...]
Categories: Child Support, Children & Divorce, Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, Divorce Laws, Financial, How to Divorce, Parenting, Settlement
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A star Brigham Young basketball player was recently suspended from the team for engaging in premarital sex. Abstaining from premarital sex is a part of the school’s Honor Code. Brigham Young is run by the Mormon Church. It would seem obvious that most churches of all denominations would teach that sex should be reserved for [...]
Categories: Child Custody, Children & Divorce, Divorce, divorce court, Divorce Laws, Parenting
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Our firm counsels people to put their anger aside and act with civility during family law problems. Some people reject that advice, thinking it means we are not willing to fight for them. There is no question that there are many ways to practice law, and that many mean and difficult lawyers succeed in their [...]
Categories: Child Custody, Children & Divorce, Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, Divorce Laws, Divorce Lawyers, Parenting
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When we are faced with a divorce we think about two primary issues, money and kids. While there is lots of advice about both, our children and parenting seem to be the area that causes the most pain and yet is often left with much less concrete plans. While ending a marriage is hard enough, [...]
Categories: Child Custody, Children & Divorce, Divorce, How to Divorce, Mediation, Parenting
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The following image is what The Intelligent Divorce: Taking Care of Yourself, proposes for you: balance and a clear identity. By taking charge of your life, you’re more likely to be healthy and happy, and your kids will follow suit. I admit that this isn’t easy. But once you get started, you can begin a [...]
Categories: Children & Divorce, Divorce, Parenting, Stress
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