Fathers Day is a beautiful holiday when your children get to celebrate their dad. You work hard all year long to make sure they’re happy and healthy, and this is a day for them to show you how much they appreciate everything you do. However, if you’re divorced or going…
May is National Pet Month, when we celebrate the special role pets play in our families and in our hearts. Divorce is rarely a smooth process, but when children or pets are involved, things can get nasty quickly. While custody arrangements around children often involve splitting time between the two…
Mother’s Day is supposed to be a time of celebration and connection when we honor the women who brought us into this world and raised us. But for mothers in the midst of a custody dispute, enjoying the holiday can be much more complicated both emotionally and logistically. Whether you’re…
The end of a marriage can be devastating, no matter the circumstances, and it takes time to process the loss. Holidays like Valentine’s Day can be difficult, especially if it’s the first one after a divorce. It may be painful, but you can learn to navigate the different emotions you’re…
The phenomenon of “gray divorce” is reshaping the landscape of family law. Couples aged 50 and older increasingly are choosing to end their marriages, often after decades together. This trend, once rare, has become more common as people seek fulfillment in their later years. A striking example of gray divorce…
To most people these days, St. Patrick’s Day is simply a celebratory occasion to wear green and drink Irish beverages like Guinness and Jameson. However, this Irish holiday, originally called the Feast of Saint Patrick, was first created to commemorate Saint Patrick’s bringing Christianity to Ireland and, thus, Irish culture…
Feelings of love and loss are two of the most powerful and complex emotions known to humankind. And one 39-year-old man – let’s call him “Jack” – found himself standing at the crossroads of both on a day universally celebrated for love—Valentine’s Day. For Jack, the typically cheerful and fun…
Judi Rossabi, Communications Director If you are experiencing loneliness during divorce, getting a pet can help. A pet can be a great companion and can help cheer you up. Today is national puppy day and national cuddly kitten day. Both animals make great pets and definitely make things a little…
By Judi Rossabi Divorce can be a heartbreaking experience. Everything changes, and even friends and family share in the ups and downs of a breakup. Back in the ’70s, a hit song by The Bee Gees lamented “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart.” The song was a number-one hit…
Divorce is never easy. It turns your world upside down. Ending a relationship you thought was to last till death forces you to part is emotionally devastating. When you are a parent, and throw children into that emotional turmoil, then you have to deal with a hurricane of guilt and…