CHILD CUSTODY - THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD

When courts need to make decisions about child custody and visitation, they consider what arrangement will be in the child’s best interests. (They are much more interested in what’s best for the child than they are in the parents’ concerns.) Most judges consider things like whether the current situation is working well for the child (if so, they’re unlikely to change it) and which parent will be most likely to support the child’s relationship with the other parent (a cooperative parent definitely has an advantage in a custody dispute). Beyond these basic things, though, each state has its own rules about what is in the child’s best interests.
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DEPRESSION FROM DIVORCE

Experiencing grief and depression from divorce is common when a person's marriage ends. The sense of loss can be comparable to the pain of losing a loved one. In essence, it is the death of your marriage. It can be a very sad time in your life as you lay to rest all the dashed hopes and dreams. Right now, you may feel as if you’ll never love anyone the way that you loved your husband.
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CHILDREN'S NEEDS WHILE GOING THROUGH A DIVORCE

A child's psychological needs are greatly increased during and after a divorce. They live in the middle of an economic and emotional roller coaster, experiencing guilt, fear and confusion. If parents are consciously focused on and sensitive to their child's needs during and after a divorce, they will do a better job of meeting them.

In Dr. Phil's book, Family First: Your Step-by-Step Plan for Creating a Phenomenal Family, he lists the most profound needs of children while going through a divorce — a time when they may be on an emotional roller coaster of guilt, fear and confusion. Your overall goal should be to meet all of these needs, in order to minimize the price your child has to pay for you and your ex being unable to sustain your relationship.

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WHAT I WISH I KNEW BEFORE I GOT DIVORCED

Hindsight's 20/20, so there's no one better than ex-wives to tell you what to do (and not to do) if you're going through—or just contemplating—a divorce. Here, real women share what they wish they'd known when they split from their husbands and divorce professionals weigh in on how to combat the most unexpected, yet most common, mistakes they've seen clients make. Rest assured, these 10 lessons can get you through the end of your marriage, both financially and emotionally.
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CUSTODY EVALUATIONS

Custody evaluations are often used in cases where there is a dispute as to the physical or emotional stability of the spouses or children. In certain cases, a custody evaluation is necessary including cases where a move is contemplated, where there is alleged child abuse, or alleged substance abuse. Depending on the circumstances a court Mediation Services Evaluation, or a private Child Custody Evaluation may be indicated.

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DETERMINATION OF SPOUSAL SUPPORT

Spousal Support may be awarded to either spouse for any time span for any amount of money. Support is based on the standard of living during the marriage. Various factors are considered by the court. The following is considered for support:

1. Duration of marriage
2. Standard of living during the marriage
3. Earning capacity
4. Comparing income and resources of the spouses
5. Necessary time to obtain educational goals in order to attain gainful employment
6. Health and age of spouses
7. Obligation and needs of the spouses
8. Contribution of services during marriage: childcare, homemaking, career-building
9. Emotional and Physical condition of spouses
10. Custodian of the child

(The court can also take into consideration any other factor it deems necessary and just.)

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WHAT TO DO WHEN CO-PARENTING DOESN"T WORK

In a good-enough divorce, exes work through feelings of anger, betrayal and loss and arrive at a place of acceptance. Frustrations over the other parent's values and choices are contained and pushed aside, making space for the Holy Grail of post-divorce life: effective co-parenting.
Co-parenting is possible only when both exes support their children's need to have a relationship with the other parent and respect that parent's right to have a healthy relationship with the children.
But some people never get to acceptance. They become, essentially, addicted to anger. They convince themselves that the other parent is incompetent, mentally ill, or dangerous. They transmit this conviction directly or indirectly not only to the children, but also to school staff, mental health professionals and anyone who will listen.
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