Parents who share custody generally have to make certain compromises with one another. They have to give up some of their time with the children. They often need to cooperate when making major decisions about educational or medical matters. Ideally, parents work...
Month: August 2025
Reasons to relocate and modify a custody arrangement
Relocation can become difficult if you are a co-parent who shares custody of your child. You may need to ask for the custody arrangement to be modified. For example, say that you and your ex live about 30 minutes apart. You exchange the children on a 3-2-2 schedule,...
Preparing for a gray divorce
After being married for decades, divorce seems unlikely. While the overall divorce trend is going down, among couples in their 50s and 60s, there’s been an increase over the past decade. It’s become such a trend that it even has its own name - gray divorce. And...
Managing property division in a high-asset divorce
Divorce is not only emotional. It is also a major financial change. Couples often spend years saving, buying property and building security. They may have retirement accounts, real estate or even a business. When divorce begins, dividing these assets can feel...
Why do many people file for divorce in August?
The timing of divorce is generally a highly personal decision made by one or both spouses in a marriage. There are, however, trends that lead to more divorce filings in some months than others. According to one study from the University of Washington (UW), we’re...

