Since COVID-19’s arrival, it has changed nearly everything about daily life. From how we grocery shop and connect with friends and family to where ...
There are nearly 14 million single parents in America with custody of their children. Around half of those have some form of child support arrangem...
Of the 13.6 million custodial single parents living in the US, about half of them had some type of legal or informal child support agreement in pla...
Watching divorce movies together is an excellent way to broach a topic as potentially fraught as parental separation. Children understand the wo...
Going through a breakup or divorce comes with a lot of stress emotionally, physically, and financially. It often leaves the couple with a lot of ...
We’ve all heard the infamous, albeit crude, divorce statistics in the US.
While divorce may be more common than we’d like, there’s something e...
When it comes to parenting, we dads tend to be underestimated. People assume that a child’s mother is the primary parent and that the dad simply pi...
Facing a divorce can be challenging enough. Anger, rejection, fear, disappointment, and failure are all normal feelings of someone facing divorce. ...
As 40 to 50% of US marriages end in divorce, chances are many of us will face the changes that come with separating from a spouse. When there are c...
From Kramer vs. Kramer to Marriage Story, you’re likely familiar with films about contested family breakups. As these movies artfully point out, ev...
On Mother’s Day, women around the world are recognized for their child-raising efforts; but sadly, stepmoms are hardly acknowledged.
Step-paren...
If you’ve recently separated or gotten divorced from your partner, and you have kids together, then you may be discussing custody plans.
For exa...
Amid a contentious divorce, staying separated but living together might sound ill-advised. Yet, some parents find it the best way to meet the needs...
Going through a divorce is one of the most difficult life events to endure. As hard as it is on the two people going through it, joint custody situ...
Marriage and divorce have become parts of the collective American experience. Ninety percent of individuals marry by age 50. About 40 percent of th...
Parenting is never easy. It’s a full-time job that requires you to drop your personal needs to tend to other human lives.
That full-time job bec...
One of the most challenging parts of a breakup or divorce remains settling on child custody. Unmarried couples save themselves much of the hassle a...
There is no question about the wisdom of getting your kids to do household chores. Giving them the chance to help around the house allows them to b...
Family therapists extoll the benefits of co-parenting and with good reason. Countless studies demonstrate that kids do better when they remain in...
Research says that the difficulties of divorce are more easily managed when people show compassion and kindness to themselves.
One way to show ...
The rapid spread of the coronavirus pandemic is upending lives everywhere, but it’s putting a strain on a group that already deals with challenges ...
Parenting has never been for the faint of heart. It comes with 24/7 worries and requires an endless supply of patience. There are also downright th...
Did you know that in 51% of cases, both parents agreed that mom should be the custodial parent? However, where does that leave the other parent? Th...
Studies have found that children who spend at least 35% of their time with each of their parents have better academic, social, and psychological ou...
So you’re committed to an amicable divorce. Congratulations! Maintaining a friendly relationship with someone who used to be your spouse is never e...
Custody calendar is one of 2houses’s hottest functions! Whether you have sole custody or shared custody, every other weekend, a week, two or three....
What to Know About Alaska Child Support? In 2018, Alaska had one of the highest divorce rates in America. Statistics on how many of those couples h...
It might not be easy to establish a healthy co-parenting relationship, but it’s worth it. Learning how to move past your individual differences to ...
After divorce or separation of parents, children are the one who suffers the most. The separated parents have a huge responsibility on their should...
Even under the best of circumstances, a parental separation can be incredibly emotional and confusing for kids. They’re used to seeing both parents...
