What do you do when your child doesn't want to visit your co-parent? Maybe your child simply resents the schedule interruption caused by visitation. Perhaps going to the other parent's house is boring. Maybe your ex-spouse and your child simply aren't getting along....
Could you be on the hook for your adult child's college tuition and other expenses as part of his or her child support? Maybe. California's child support law requires parents to continue paying support to their children past their 18th birthday only if they are:...
Money can't buy happiness. Money also can't buy a lasting marriage. That's the official word from researchers, at least. According to a recent study by a number of economists, the costly trappings of a wedding, including an expensive engagement ring, are no barrier to...
What do you do when your ex isn't following the court-ordered custody schedule for your children? This is the sort of post-divorce event that nearly every parent dreads. Yet, most parents fail to have a response plan in mind if it does happen. Don't make that mistake....
Celebrities often go through the same sort of struggles that ordinary people do -- just more publicly and on a larger scale. There are elements of their lives, however, that often help illustrate some valuable lessons. One of those lessons is what it means to pay...
As of 2015, same-sex marriages have been legal everywhere in the nation. That's great news. Unfortunately, however, not every marriage gets a happy ending. For same-sex couples that do divorce, the complicated history of same-sex marriages in the United States has a...
What are your rights at school when there's a custody dispute going on? You may be afraid of any number of things, but the idea that your child's other parent might try to abduct your child may never be far from your mind. Parental abductions are an unfortunate...
A lot of people eventually get a therapist if they're thinking about divorce...but they may not get exactly what they're looking for when they do. If you're looking for a therapist to tell you if you should give your marriage another shot or get a divorce, you'll...
Divorce is a family affair -- it affects everyone, including your children. There's bound to be some fear, grief and even anger on their part -- so how do you know if they're handling things in a healthy manner or not? There are a number of signs that your kids are...
By the time two people are going through a divorce, there can be quite a bit of animosity and contention involved. In these difficult situations, it can also be all but impossible for parties to trust each other. This lack of trust can complicate matters because it...