Divorce Grief
You might be unpacking your Christmas decorations from last year, watching a happy family on a TV commercial, or talking to a friend who is planning a dinner and this wave of grief washes over you unexpectedly. No one has died, you think to yourself so why am I so sad? What if you were recently divorced…
Give Yourself a Gift
There is always a lot written about the children over the holidays. But this blog is about you, the parent, who may have gone through a transition in your family this past year or recently. If you have been divorced this year, everything has changed. And, yes, Christmas and the holidays have a great emphasis on…
Kidsgiving and Turkey Day
I am sure that everyone has memories of their childhood holidays. The real question is whether they are happy and joyful or stressful and depressing. If you are a parent, you have some responsibility on how your children will remember their holidays. If you are going through a divorce, it is sometimes hard to focus on…
Traveling Wilbury’s and Poor House
If you are a music fan, you might have heard of the group The Traveling Wilbury’s made up of Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne. One of their songs, Poor House, in particular has lyrics that might hit home with anyone thinking about divorce or who has been through a divorce….
Gaslighting and Relationships
If you go to a party and say something funny and everyone laughs and then your partner says something like: “ha ha, she never knows what she is talking about.” And, then everyone laughs again. When you talk to your partner about it later and how it hurt your feelings, he tells you that everyone…
Who gets invited to my baby’s birth?
Question: My baby is due around mid October. The baby’s father is not married to me and has been very mean and abusive to me ever since I told him I was pregnant. He calls me nasty names and texts me threats. At first he didn’t want the baby and now he threatens to show…
Can the judge take my child if I am unvaccinated?
The short answer in Maricopa County, Arizona is that I do not know. What I do know is that a judge just did exactly that in Chicago. I have not read the court’s order but I did read the Washington Post article as cited here. I have not heard of a judge doing anything like…
Can I build my own house and drill my own teeth?
People sometimes ask whether they need an attorney to go through their divorce. My answer is the same as the above. Yes, you could possibly do all of the above but what do you want for your outcome? First, to build your own house would take a great deal of education. And to drill your…
Unmarried Fathers and Married Fathers
It seems logical that married fathers and married fathers have the same rights regarding their children. But in Arizona, it makes a difference if a Father is married to the mother of his children or not. A married father who is fit is usually awarded equal parenting time with the mother and joint legal decision making if…
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