Salem Divorce And Family Law Blog

Being a co-parent is not an easy situation in which to be no matter how old your children are right now. It can be especially difficult when your children are still young and in school. Somehow, someway, the two of you need to show a unified front when dealing with school issues, events and more. Let's explore how you can co-parent successfully during the school year in today's post.

Make sure your child's teacher has the phone numbers and email addresses of both parents. Both of you should be included in communication with the teacher about your child. This includes knowing when parent-teacher conferences are being held, which should be attended by both of you at the same time.

When going through a divorce, there are infinite ways to approach the process. However, generally speaking, all of these approaches will fall into two main categories: contested and uncontested divorces.

A contested divorce means that spouses enter a dispute regarding one or more details in the divorce. This could be a dispute about child custody, property distribution or spousal support. An uncontested divorce means that both spouses agree that going through a divorce is the best way forward, and they agree to work through issues together.

Divorce is usually an emotional rollercoaster for both parties involved. There is probably a good reason why you are choosing to get divorced, and therefore, some part of you is likely feeling relief to be out of an unhealthy relationship. But at the same time, you are probably feeling fearful about the future, worrying about how your children will cope with the changes and stressing about financial issues.

You must take time for yourself amid the chaos of divorce. While it may feel impossible to do since you feel busier than ever, taking just a few minutes per day and investing them into your mental health can have a wonderful effect.

Child custody arrangements are designed to be modified in accordance with the changing needs of the child based on current circumstances. Therefore, when changes occur in a child's life or the lives of their parents, the current child custody arrangement may need to be reconsidered. The career of a parent can heavily impact their ability to financially provide for their child. But it can also impact their schedule and the amount of physical and emotional support that they can offer.

If you or the other parent has recently had a change in employment, you may want to request a child custody modification as a result. However, before doing so, you should make sure that there has been a sufficient change in circumstances.