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  Preventing Co-Parenting Disputes Over ScreenTime When your co-parent has different rules about movies and TV, try to negotiate and compromise for your child's wellbeing. By  Ben Coltrin   Updated: August 26, 2022 Categories:  Co-Parenting after Divorce ,  Conflict Resolution If you’re worried about the content your child may view during your co-parent’s custody time, one way to start is by looking at whether you are clear and consistent with the movie rules you set and apply in your own house.  Sometimes it feels easy to say, “Well, the kids are going to watch that movie at a friend’s house anyway,” especially as they get older. But if you’re inconsistent about your own standards, it’s hard to point out the other parent’s inconsistency in their house.  And if you don’t know what your own rules are, how will you reach an agreement and cooperation with the other parent? Avoiding disputes over screentime Here are some suggestions for thinking through this type of conflict. You can c

  What to Expect from a Collaborative Divorce A collaborative divorce is just what it sounds like. You and your spouse work together to decide the terms for your split. Instead of having a judge decide every single issue involved in your divorce, you’ll collaborate to find answers to questions. By  Brent Kaspar   Updated: August 23, 2022 Categories:  Conflict Resolution ,  Considering Divorce ,  Coping with Divorce ,  Divorce Process There are many reasons you may choose to end your marriage. Despite how divorces are often shown in movies and on TV, many of these reasons don’t have anything to do with hating your spouse. In fact,  many couples who decide to get divorced  are still perfectly friendly with each other. If that’s the case in your marriage, you may not have to jump through the legal hoops necessary to have your divorce decided by a judge. Instead, you can consider getting a collaborative split. This type of split allows you and your spouse to work together to divide your as

  Grey Rock Communication and the Narcissist Coping Mechanism for Dealing with Toxic People By  Eddie Stephens   Updated: August 16, 2022 Categories:  Co-Parenting after Divorce ,  Coping with Divorce The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V) defines  Narcissistic personality disorder  (NPD) as an affliction characterized by grandiosity, a need for excessive admiration, and a lack of empathy; and manipulative, self-centered, or demanding behavior. Someone with NPD can  cause significant distress to anyone who associates with them . It affects anywhere from 1 to 6 percent of the population. As any seasoned family law attorney will tell you, a narcissist going through family law proceedings will undoubtedly increase the expense of a divorce and often creates devasting psychological damage to their spouse, their children, and even the divorce professionals involved in the case. Narcissists do not see the divorce pro

  MLG LAW GROUP 121 West Wacker Drive Suite 1404 Chicago, IL. 60601 http://www.mlglawgroupillinois.com/ #letsguide How do you prove a parent unfit in Illinois? How do I prove the other parent is unfit? Abandonment. Habitual substance abuse problems. Physical or emotional abuse. Mental illness or instability. Putting the children in an unsafe living environment. Being incarcerated. Not being interested in the children's welfare. Neglect.

  MLG LAW GROUP 121 West Wacker Drive Suite 1404 Chicago, IL. 60601 http://www.mlglawgroupillinois.com/ #letsguide How do you prove a parent unfit in Illinois? How do I prove the other parent is unfit? Abandonment. Habitual substance abuse problems. Physical or emotional abuse. Mental illness or instability. Putting the children in an unsafe living environment. Being incarcerated. Not being interested in the children's welfare. Neglect.

  Rock Your Self-Image and Rise Up After Divorce Even if you see yourself rebuilding a new, better life after divorce, unless your self-image matches matches what it takes to make it so, you won't achieve the results you envision for the future. By  Donna McGoff   Updated: August 18, 2022 Categories:  Coping with Divorce ,  Divorce Recovery ,  Life After Divorce All your thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and actions are consistent with your self-image, which means how you truly feel about yourself. How you see yourself is how you present yourself to the outside world. Even if you picture yourself differently in your intellectual mind, unless you believe it in your emotional mind, you can only attract to you what you believe you deserve. Rise up after divorce! Gina, who recently got divorced, has an  image of herself as overweight and unattractive . When she goes to social functions through her work, she finds herself standing alone with no one to talk to. Simply, she doesn’t attract p

  Protecting and Improving Your Credit Before, During and After Divorce Your financial future depends on good credit scores and clean credit reports with no derogatory items.  In this article, I review the steps and offer some tips for handling your credit reports, joint credit cards, and other debts, so your credit will be protected before, during, and after divorce. By  Jeff Landers   Updated: August 12, 2022 Categories:  Considering Divorce ,  Coping with Divorce ,  Financial Issues ,  Preparing for Divorce Your financial future depends on good credit scores and clean credit reports with no derogatory items. In this article, I review the steps and offer some tips for handling your credit reports, joint credit cards, and other debts, so your credit will be protected before, during, and after divorce. As you  move forward into your financial future , it is critical to protect your credit and credit scores and improve them whenever possible.  A bad credit report caused by derogatory it

  MLG LAW GROUP 121 West Wacker Drive Suite 1404 Chicago, IL. 60601 http://www.mlglawgroupillinois.com/ #letsguide How do you prove a parent unfit in Illinois? How do I prove the other parent is unfit? Abandonment. Habitual substance abuse problems. Physical or emotional abuse. Mental illness or instability. Putting the children in an unsafe living environment. Being incarcerated. Not being interested in the children's welfare. Neglect.