Posts Tagged ‘Chldren’
What Divorcing Parents Must Do When Spring Break and Teenagers Mix
By Julia M. Garwood, CFLS, Attorney at Law, Garwood Family Law and Mediation Spring break will be going on across the nation for the next month. Various schools will be getting out for one to two weeks. What do parents do when one parent wants to say “no” to their son or daughter’s wishes to…
Read MoreSperm Donor Being Pursued for Child Support
Family law attorney and CFLGSD member Myra Fleischer discussed a Kansas child support case making national news in this interview with NBC 7 San Diego. In the case, a man who participated in a private donation arranged via Craigslist to a same-sex couple is now being pursued for support after the biological mother applied for…
Read MoreGray divorces and the family: Divorce hurts children of all ages, even when they’re grown
by Constance Ahrons, Ph.D, CFLGSD member Are you contemplating divorce after being married 20 years or more? You aren’t alone. In fact, you are part of what some call the gray divorce revolution. When Al and Tipper Gore announced their divorce, after what appeared to be a long and loving marriage, it shook our beliefs…
Read MoreWhy Collaborative Divorce is a Better Option for Parents and Their Children
By Debra N. Caligiuri, attorney and mediator, CFLG San Diego Member January is International Child Centered Divorce Month – a whole month dedicated to alerting parents about the effects of divorce on children and teaching them how to prevent emotional and psychological damage to children during and after a divorce. One of the named promoters of…
Read MoreAdvice on How To Tell Kids About Divorce
In this post from the blog PsychCentral.com, author Suzanne Phillips, Psy.D, ABPP, offers advice not just on what to say, but how to say it. Phillips also points out that children will watch what you do and how you act even more closely. Read Phillips’ advice here. From your experience, has she got it right?
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