When dealing with the emotional turmoil of a divorce, having a strong support network can be important. For many divorcing individuals, their friends make up a significant portion of their support structure.Who you rely on for emotional support during a divorce can...
Month: October 2015
What are warning signs of an abusive relationship?
Some types of family abuse involve fairly overt actions, like physical violence. However, not all types of domestic abuse are initially very apparent. Some can be very subtle and challenging to initially spot, such as relationship abuse involving coercion and...
Name decisions in a divorce
Divorce is generally a very decision-filled time. Divorce decisions can touch on some very fundamental things, even your name. For individuals who changed their last name when they got married, such as changing it to their partner's last name or to a hyphenated last...
The challenges of high-conflict divorces
Some divorces end up being very high-conflict. There are many things that can be extremely important when going through a high-conflict divorce.One is properly addressing the emotional challenges involved. A large amount of conflict can cause a divorce to put an even...
Staying informed on financial matters when considering divorce
Going into a divorce unprepared can be unwise. Such a lack of preparation could unnecessarily further complicate the divorce process, leave a person without the right information when making divorce decisions and increase the likelihood of critical mistakes being...
Divorcing parents may worry about affording child care
For working parents, child care can be a very important thing. One thing working parents may be very worried about when it comes to child care for their kids is if they will be able to handle the costs of such care. Such concern is understandable, given how high child...
Cellphone-related concerns for domestic violence victims
One of the things a domestic violence victim may be worried about is their abuser harassing them via their cellphone. There are many different ways a domestic abuser could potentially harass their victim through a cellphone, such as making threatening calls, sending...
When divorcing parents have toddlers
There are numerous things that can be very important when going through a divorce when one has toddlers. One is working to get a child custody arrangement in place that properly factors in the specific situation of one's family and which protects their toddler's...
Cellphones and relationships
Driving isn't the only thing individuals sometimes let cellphones distract them from. Individuals sometimes get distracted by their cellphone when they are spending time with their partner.A recent study indicates that cellphone distractions within a relationship are...