Co-Parent Like a Boss: Navigating Complicated Custody Schedules
During a divorce, different expectations, wants, and needs become glaringly obvious – fast. Figuring out realistic custody schedules is high on the list of stress-inducing events in a divorce. Nonetheless, it has to be done. Determining the best custody schedule for...
4 Advantages of Using a Psychologist During Your Divorce
When facing a divorce, you will likely be tasked with navigating a multitude of unknowns. You will receive advice from primarily three different types of professionals–legal, financial, and real estate. We think that there is a fourth professional that is often...
5 Ways to Boost Your Child’s Mental Health After Divorce
Separation and divorce can be hard on everyone. Parents and children alike may suffer through the process, feeling they have little control over what is happening. A child’s day-to-day life may be changing; they may be moving to a new house or houses; and they may...
Equitable Distribution in North Carolina: How is Debt Divided During Divorce?
One of the most common questions we get from clients beginning divorce cases is if they will have to pay off their former spouse’s debt. If your case is going to court, equitable distribution in North Carolina means you might. Equitable Distribution: Equitable means...
Divorce and Social Security: Can I Receive Benefits Based On My Former Spouse’s Earning?
When it comes to divorce and social security, people can overlook whether they are entitled to receive benefits from their former spouse. These social security benefits may be critical to future financial and retirement planning for stay-at-home parents, spouses whose...
Communication and Mediation: Find Cooperation during a Divorce (& Save Money Too)
How much is this going to cost? Any divorce lawyer who claims they can tell you with absolute certainty how much your litigation will cost is likely guessing or worse, lying to you. Litigation involves people who have emotions, feelings, opinions, and goals that...
4 Steps to Help Children Navigate Divorce
Normally, Johnny is excited about Christmas. In the past, he always celebrated Christmas at his house, receiving one special “early” gift on Christmas Eve. He put out cookies for Santa with his mom before his dad tucked him into bed. But this year is different. Johnny...
Health Insurance and Divorce: Plan and Don’t Lose Your You-Know-What (You Know. Your Coverage.)
Nearly every divorce is fraught with its share of awkward conversations about money. But in the whirlwind of discussing issues like child support, alimony, and equitable distribution, one item is often overlooked: health insurance. Specifically, what are you going to...
Resolving Parenting Conflicts with Your Ex
When a relationship or marriage full of conflict ends, many of the struggles may be resolved or fade away. But co-parenting after divorce or separation can create new challenges as parents learn to navigate a new kind of relationship in which they are no longer...
Divorce and Wellness: Taking Care of Your Mental Health
Divorce is one of the most stressful events a person can ever experience. If you’ve been diagnosed with clinical anxiety or depression, navigating divorce can only exacerbate your symptoms. But even if you’ve never suffered from mental health issues, the divorce...
Divorce and Wellness: Taking Care of Your Physical Health
The divorce process can feel interminable, especially in a state like North Carolina, which requires a separation period of at least one year as grounds for divorce. This makes the already stress-ridden process drag on about a year longer than it needs to. And if...
Divorce on the Horizon? A Guide to Preparing Your Essential Documents
Divorce can be a nerve-racking, emotional experience in which life’s circumstances–both personal and economic–seem to shift quickly and unexpectedly. This can leave you feeling overwhelmed and wishing that there was an...