What is a Parenting Plan?

If you are divorcing and have children under 18, a parenting plan is a handy tool that is required by courts. You and your spouse, or former spouse, can use the parenting plan as a guideline for responsibly sharing parenting responsibilities. A parenting plan is a way for both parties to come to...

Tips for Sharing Parenting of Your Children

Generally, each parent has an equal right to participate in parenting, and it's no longer a given that primary parenting will go to the mother. A growing number of divorced couples are deciding to actively co-parent their minor children. Sharing parenting can be difficult after a divorce, but it ca...

How to Tell the Children You’re Getting a Divorce

Once you and your spouse have made the tough decision to divorce, it can be even more terrifying (and heartbreaking) to figure out how best to tell your children that their parents will no longer be married. There's no one right or wrong way to break the news, and different children will respond in...