Summer Co-Parenting: Tips for Travel, Vacations & Schedules

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How can divorced or separated parents successfully manage summer vacations and parenting schedules? The key is planning ahead, communicating clearly, and putting your children’s needs first. By discussing vacation dates early, following your parenting agreement, remaining flexible when appropriate, and keeping each other informed about travel plans, co-parents can help create a fun, low-stress summer…

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Does Divorce Feel Like It’s Pulling Your Life Off Track

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If you find yourself in a situation where your marriage is ending, you will understand how everything is falling apart all around you. It does not matter how well you get along because there will be stress, fear, and uncertainty in your everyday life and it will seem that everything you have created is falling…

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How Collaborative Divorce Protects Privacy

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When you find yourself going through a divorce, your life story gets exposed in many different arenas. Everything that was private now seems to be public – on display for everyone in the world to see. This is especially true in a court-litigated divorce.  But what if there was a way to stop this from…

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Navigating the Financial Side of Divorce After 50

A divorce at an older age will have its own worries associated with it compared to when it happens in younger years, mainly concerning money and retirement. All that hard work put into building a life and the assets associated with it may turn into complications that are both challenging and stressful at the same…

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Financial Transparency & the Collaborative Model

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One of the foundations of Collaborative Divorce is financial transparency. It’s built directly into the Collaborative Participation Agreement — meaning both people commit upfront to sharing what they have honestly and completely. That agreement tends to change the tone of everything that follows during the divorce process. When both of you are open about income,…

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A Guide to Protecting Your Kids During Divorce

Divorce is a painful experience to all the parties concerned, but it can sometimes hurt children more than others. In this blog by the Law Office of Rebecca Medina, there are practical measures to help your kids during a significant transition in the family, as well as protecting them through to the process. By: Rebecca…

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