Divorce and children

How to Protect Your Child From Being Manipulated Into Making False Accusations During a Custody Dispute

A candid, experience-based guide for parents who need the truth without varnish or theatrics. Not every case involves manipulation. Not every professional fails. But when these problems occur—and they do—the…

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What Advice Would You Give to Someone Who Is Contemplating Divorce?

Divorce is almost always harder, slower, more expensive, and more damaging—financially and emotionally—than people expect. Unless you are married to someone truly abusive or irreparably toxic, the better course is…

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Protecting Parental Rights: Why Sole Custody Shouldn’t Be the Default Response

A single mistake shouldn't cost a parent his or her relationship with his/her child. Yet too often, family courts award sole custody based on isolated incidents or "aberrant behavior" that…

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