Celebrating Holidays When You’re Separated Well, it’s officially November, which means that the holidays are literally right around the corner. For most people, it’s a pretty joyful, exciting time – looking forward to some extra time off of work, watching the Thanksgiving Day parade in your pajamas, enjoying Christmas breakfast with the extended fam, avoiding that annual family drama or too-long hugs from your weird uncle. If you’re newly separated, though, the holidays can be a really … [Read more...]
Custody Issues: Back to School Drama
Custody issues: back to school drama Back to school often raises a whole host of issues for parents who are separated or divorced. Really, any time there’s a big change with the kids, it can pose issues for separated or divorced parents, but I feel like back to school is often one of those points that, year after year, we run into the same issues. I get it: it’s challenging. And married, separated, divorced, whatever – raising children is hard work. There’s no instruction manual. And so much … [Read more...]
Handling Holiday Custody and Visitation
Things always get more difficult around the holidays. People who are thinking about divorce don’t really tend to take action at this point; for the most part, they keep it together for their families through the holiday season. But for the people who have an existing divorce or custody case, it tends to become more emotionally charged as parents face the possibility (or the probability?) of spending at least one major holiday without their children. It’s a daunting thought. As a mom myself, I … [Read more...]
Holiday Custody and Visitation
It may be too soon to say it out loud, but it’s been awhile since the pumpkin spice flavored things started popping up in stores, so, to me at least, that really only means one thing. The holidays are coming. I love the holidays. Most people do. It’s a time of togetherness with friends and family and plenty of days off work. Lots of delicious heavy food (some things that you really only get at this time of year), parades, TV specials, and football. There are lots of great and exciting things … [Read more...]
