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How to Co-Parent During the Holidays When You Still Share a Home The holiday season can be stressful, especially when you're newly divorced and still living in the family home with your ex-spouse. Here are four ways to make gift-giving during the holidays easier and more enjoyable for your child when you still share a home with your ex.  By  Ben Coltrin   Updated: November 29, 2022 Categories:  Your Home and Divorce When parents first split up, they aren’t always sure if their split will be permanent and what that means concerning the family home. They may choose to keep their child in their family home and co-parent in the same home, so they don’t need to move their child around so much – this is called  birdnesting . If it seems the best solution, some parents continue to do it permanently until the child grows up.  If this is your family’s arrangement, it might affect how you co-parent during the holidays.  Here are 4 Ways to Co-Parent During the Ho...

  Divorce Mediation: How to Solve Complex Divorce Issues The path of divorce mediation may not a suitable path for every divorcing couple.  However, if divorce mediation is the chosen path, here are some items to consider when discussing complex issues. By  Karen P. Sampson, Attorney/Mediator   Updated: November 28, 2022 Categories:  Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) ,  Conflict Resolution ,  Legal Issues ,  Preparing for Divorce The paths divorcing couples take to resolve their divorce issues vary.  For example, some couples may take the  litigation route .  Others may take the  mediation route . Others may work everything out on their own. There are different paths available. Likewise, each divorce situation is unique, with its own set of issues.  Some issues may be simple to resolve, others may be more complex. How to Solve Complex Divorce Issues The path of  divorce mediation  may not a suitable path for e...

Here are 4 Ways Divorced Parents Can Make the Holidays Joyful for Their Children Just because you and your ex-spouse are no longer together doesn't mean you can't co-parent peacefully during the holiday season. There are many ways divorced parents can make the holidays memorable for their children.  By  Divorce Magazine   Updated: November 25, 2022 Categories:  Children and Divorce ,  Coping with Divorce ,  Holidays and Divorce By Vicki Shemin , Domestic Relations Attorney It’s been said by Charles R. Swindoll that “ life is 10% of what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.” The holiday season doesn’t have to be miserable despite being divorced. There are several ways families can make the holidays joyful for their children. One blessing we all wish to impart to our children is happy holiday memories spent in harmony and joyous celebr...

  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.

Thanksgiving Challenge: Giving Thanks and Staying Positive You may be dreading the approach of Thanksgiving – especially if you're recently divorced and not accustomed to being single on this family holiday. This "Thanksgiving Challenge" invites you to enjoy the post-divorce holidays by using these tips and techniques. By  Joy A. Dryer, Ph.D.   Updated: November 15, 2022 Categories:  Coping with Divorce Giving thanks on Thanksgiving  can be a challenge when you are divorced. You may be approaching the Thanksgiving holiday with some version of dread, especially if you are recently divorced and not accustomed to being “single” on this “family” holiday. You may have well taken care of your parental responsibilities, abiding by your Parenting Plan and scheduling your kids with Mom from 6 p.m. Wednesday dinner until 3 p.m. on Thursday with her family and 3:01 p.m. until 6 p.m. dinner on Friday with Dad and his family. But what about you? Did you make arrangements for your...

Thinking About Bird’s Nest Custody? Here Are Some Items To Consider. “Nesting”, the term is often used to describe a situation where the children remain in the marital home ("nesting home") and the divorced or separated parents individually alternate their time living in the nesting home. By  Karen P. Sampson, Attorney/Mediator   Updated: November 07, 2022 Categories:  Children and Divorce ,  Co-Parenting after Divorce ,  Considering Divorce ,  Preparing for Divorce For those unfamiliar with the divorce term “nesting”, the term is often used to describe a situation where the children remain in the marital home (“nesting home”) and the divorced or separated parents individually alternate their time living in the nesting home. Bird’s Nest Custody For example, the parents may alternate one week on and one week off, living in the nesting home.  During the off week, each parent may have their own living accommodations, or the parents may alternate staying i...

   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.

  Downsizing: Shedding A Different Kind Of Weight So You Can Rise Up After Divorce Although downsizing is a lifestyle change, I decided to look for the good in a challenging situation. My new perspective is that I am upsizing to a new, purposeful style of life that is full of hope and promise.  By  Donna McGoff   Updated: October 28, 2022 Categories:  Coping with Divorce ,  Divorce Recovery Rising up after divorce means facing a change in lifestyle change; and instead of it being a step-down, it becomes upsizing to a new, purposeful life you would love living. This is a true story. This is one of my ways of embracing a new beginning… I am selling my home in Rhode Island. I kiss the dark, rich wood goodbye, along with the inviting fireplace. I purge the shelves and shelves of books except for those cherished ones. I pack away the” shrines” all over the walls dedicated to my children’s accolades from high school and college. Downsizing after divorce. Downsizi...

  These Four Behaviors are Also Domestic Abuse Domestic abuse can be verbal, emotional, sexual, financial, and psychological abuse. They all play an equally poisonous role in contributing to the insidious rot of abuse. By  Melissa Kalil   Updated: October 26, 2022 Categories:  Domestic Violence ,  Legal Issues October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. Gone are the days when intimate partner violence evokes images of battered women rushing out in the dead of night to a domestic violence shelter with their children and nothing but the clothes off their backs. By now, we are all aware that domestic violence is a pattern of behavior where one person attempts to control another.  But it is not just physical – it can be verbal,  emotional , sexual, financial, and psychological abuse. They all play an equally poisonous role in contributing to the insidious rot of abuse.  Because that is exactly what abuse is, a slow decay that is quite literally sole...