Unconditional Love Vs Conditional Love By Jackie Pilossoph , Founder, Divorced Girl Smiling, the place to find trusted, vetted divorce professionals, a podcast, website and mobile app. Let’s talk about unconditional love vs conditional love. In my opinion, one of the most beautiful sounds in the world is that of a child singing. So, when I happened to walk by my 12-year-old daughter’s room recently and heard her sweet voice singing the new R. City and Adam Levine hit song, “Locked Away (Would You Still Love Me The Same)” I stood outside the door and listened. “If I got locked away, and we lost it all today, tell me honestly, would you still love me the same?” she sang. “If I showed you my flaws, if I couldn’t be strong, tell me honestly, would you still love me the same?” With instant tears in my eyes, I wanted to burst into her room, grab her and say, “Yes!” The unconditional love that all parents have for their children never wavers, as far as I can tell. We love and fully
Child Support Statistics That Might Surprise You By Ellen Feldman , Attorney and Divorce Mediator, Divorced Girl Smiling Trusted Professional In a perfect world, child support is calculated and implemented based on a formula. Number of overnights per year, who pays for health insurance to cover the children and salaries of both parents are entered into a software program, called Family Law Software, which determines the amount of child support a parent pays the other. The person pays that amount on a monthly basis and the couple continue to parent their children as they have agreed or been ordered to do. Sounds so simple, doesn’t it? Unfortunately, people don’t always follow the law. Child support statistics of non-compliance are staggering. Fiscal 2023 Preliminary Data Report and Tables from the Office of Child Support Services report upsetting trends. The median amount that custodial parents were supposed to receive was $4,356 per year but the median received was $1,800. That m