Divorce is challenging in any situation, but co-parenting a child with special needs adds layers of complexity that require careful consideration and deliberate planning. For parents of children with special needs, the stress of going through a divorce is significantly amplified. Concerns for the child’s stability and future well-being can complicate the process. When…
Last week, actress Halle Berry filed for sole legal custody of 10-year-old Maceo, the son she shares with ex-husband actor Olivier Martinez, citing ongoing difficulties with co-parenting. In their divorce, finalized last year (eight years after they split in 2015), the pair agreed to joint legal custody of Maceo. However, news outlets report Berry…
You’ve met someone really special. Someone who seems like everything you’ve been hoping for in a romantic partner. They seem to feel the same about you. You’d be ready to take this relationship to the next level, except… this new person you’ve fallen for is separated—but the divorce isn’t final. Some people have hard…
You’ve already lived apart for many months. Now the papers are signed, the assets divided, custody sorted — your divorce is final. It’s been a painful and exhausting time, but you’re eager to put it all behind you: the troubled marriage, the grueling divorce process, the person you once loved. And yet— You find…
Summer break is almost over, and it’s time to send the kids back to school. If you’ve been going through a divorce this summer—juggling kids, jobs, all the tasks and complications of the dissolution process, and your new co-parenting responsibilities—these months may have seemed long, complex, stressful, and suffocating. You may be looking forward…
You’ve been through the pain and chaos of divorce—but you’re out on the other side. The dust is starting to settle. You feel like you have your life back and hope. You feel more like yourself again. You’re ready for new love. Maybe you’ve already found it, another chance at happiness—and you’re talking about…
Many Americans feel like we live in a political pressure cooker with only four months until the next presidential election. For many people, this election cycle feels both globally consequential and deeply personal—existential, even. We have passionate views and fears that keep us up at night. In recent years, numerous forces, including social media,…
In 2023, the reality TV series The Bachelor tried a new twist on the two-decade-old franchise: Gerry Turner, a dashing 72-year-old widower, was looking for a second chance at love after losing the wife he’d been with since high school. On the show, he dated more than 20 dazzling mature women but finally proposed…
Divorce is a messy business. Sadness, complication, conflict, disruption, and worry are present even in the most amicable splits—and that’s for the adults. When a divorcing couple has children, things become even more complex and painful. You love your kid unconditionally, and this isn’t about them. Your child did nothing to cause your marital…
Maybe you know the famous Carole King song or the version performed by James Taylor—a classic ballad of being there for your friend in tough times, “You’ve Got A Friend.” It’s hard to watch a friend suffer and know you can’t fix it. The end of a marriage is one of the most challenging…
