Divorce Without Dishonor

• Some Holiday Transition Considerations for those in Moderate Child Custody and Child Access Turmoil

  For divorced or separated parents the holidays are often more stressful than they are for those who do not have child access and visitation issues to manage. While the following tips and considerations can apply throughout the year, the holidays are a great time to improve your co-parenting relationship. No matter what holidays you celebrate, [...] - 4 hours ago

• Here Comes the Judge: A little insight for your child custody and divorce case

  When I was in law school one of the adjunct professors was a circuit court judge with years of experience presiding over cases involving dueling parents arguing about virtually every aspect of their children’s lives. His advice, probably the best advise in three years of law school, was to know your judge. His Honor was [...] - 2 weeks ago

• Getting The Other Side on Board: Collaborative Strategy

  By Michael A. Mastracci Chances are that if you are going through a separation or divorce with children stuck in the middle and if you are reading articles, blog posts, searching the net, hitting the library, buying books, talking to counselors and looking for peaceful alternatives to contested litigation such as mediation and collaborative divorce —- [...] - 2 weeks ago

• Ways to Overcome Holiday Depression During and After Divorce

  By Rosalind Sedacca Thanksgiving, Christmas – most any holiday — can bring up painful memories of happier times, especially if you are divorced and have children. But keep in mind that with the pain comes a choice. You can choose to acknowledge the past for what it was. You can value the good times you might [...] - 3 weeks ago

• Thanksgiving Transitions for the Divorced and Divorcing Parents

  By Michael A. Mastracci If you are separated or divorced and have children stuck in the middle of parental discord, the Holidays often take on special significance in many respects.  Transitioning the children from one house to the other and dividing up time not only between the parties but also involving extended family members, relatives and [...] - 4 weeks ago

• Your Collaborative Divorce: How many professionals does it take?

  By Michael A. Mastracci By now you may have heard of collaborative divorce in the news and around the blogosphere. Collaborative law is a trend that has taken hold and is perhaps at the tipping point of becoming a readily available mainstream method for separating and divorcing couples. There are many incentives and rewards for sticking [...] - 5 weeks ago

• What Are We Teaching Our Chidlren Of Separation and Divorce?

  By Michael A. Mastracci. In a recent blog search I stumbled upon a quote that may be of interest if you have children, especially young children, and you are going through a moderate to high- conflict divorce. Nearly 20 years ago a well known Canadian jurist, the Honorable Justice John Gomery stated, “Hatred is not an [...] - 6 weeks ago

• Post Divorce Pleasures or Children’s Nightmares?

  By Michael A. Mastracci When the dust settles from a contested child custody case, and it never seems to really “settle,” way more often than not, an acrimonious divorce results in more of the same in post-divorce/relationship interaction. Unfortunately, interaction more directly involves the children. After the divorce is final, the children are the only [...] - 2 months ago