How does a career spent as a flight attendant impact one’s marriage? What are the challenges? With divorce rates nearing 50%, does being away from the spouse and family increase those odds? Would the divorce rate be higher for those who spend time away from their spouses? Are you a FA and have you experienced a divorce? Read Full Story

How much consideration should be given to the costs incurred by the non-custodial parent when he/she has the child(ren)? Do the costs associated with trying to create meaningful experiences with the children put the non-custodial parent in a position of spending more than the custodial parent? Should there be any changes to the system? Read Full Story

There is no single answer to that question. Legally it is often unwise to date before the marriage has legally been terminated if your state deems such activity as adultery. From an emotional perspective, many people have not fully healed from the trauma, and expose themselves to rebounding from a variety of issues. There are situations where people have begun the healing process before the termination and are able to proceed through the healing process rather quickly. Read Full Story

Since it is generally agreed upon that children develop a well-rounded identity when both parents are actively involved, how is that achieved? Is it enough that the non-custodial parent spend the traditional every other weekend with the child(ren)? Should children be shuttled back and forth, one week with Mom and one week with Dad? Read Full Story

The majority of co-parenting plans approved by the courts give the Mother the vast majority of parenting time with the children. Fathers often feel like occasional visitors in their children’s lives. Mothers often have a greater influence on their child’s development in the pre-teen years. To the dismay of many Dads, once the children enter their teen years they’re less inclined to spend their free time with Dad due to heightened social interaction. Read Full Story

For the couple that decided early on that she would stay home and raise the kids, and he would bring home the bacon…is it fair for her to ask for maintenance to compensate her for not choosing a career? Is the stay-at home parent entitled to half of what was accumulated in the marriage? Read Full Story

Some people invest themselves in the marriage and lose their sense of self in the process. You might consider that a marriage is three concentric circles (You, Me and Us). Let one of them go unattended and it is a recipe for disaster. Okay, so what do you do now? Reclaim who you were (and are) and re-fashion that into the new you, but with different hopes and goals for the future. Read Full Story

It’s your opportunity to leave comments about the chat (or other chatters). What would you like to see there? How about here? Spill, kid spill Read Full Story

And are we more angry at ourselves for over-looking signs that the two of us were taking separate roads than we are at the lousy ex for his/her behavior? Knowing what you know now, would you have done anything differently? Read Full Story

A wise person once said that if you don’t know what to do…do nothing until you do know. Your passage through the divorce process becomes cathartic once you determine who you are and what you really want. Read Full Story