Intentionally Curious Part 3: Co-Parenting Conversations I sat down at my table and took a few deep breaths to calm the nerves or nausea that toiled in my stomach. I already felt like crying and my former spouse hadn’t even arrived yet. Maybe I should send a text that I wasn’t feeling well and we would need to reschedule. No. That would only delay the inevitable. Here I was, seemingly poised and prepared to have a challenging conversation with my former spouse. We would be covering topics induced by an impasse reached weeks earlier. I started in on my self
March 2019
Parents with Patience Part 2: A Co-Parenting Conversation Series “Are you going to respond?” “Please respond.” “I am not going to bring Billy’s baseball shoes that he needs until you answer my question about the summer parenting dates in 5 months.” “I need a response.” “Are you too busy to be a good parent?” “I am calling my lawyer.” More often than you would think, our lawyers and paralegals are reading text messages, emails, and phone transcripts accounts of between non-cooperating co-parents that ring very similar to this example. I would say parenting conflict in communication often snowballs, but it
4 Good Reasons You Should Have a Prenup
In reality, prenuptial agreements are more than just an agreement about money. They can also be used to address other important issues, such as providing for children from a previous relationship. There are some things that may be even more important to you than the division of assets or spousal support — a traditional use of prenups — including these four issues: 1. Asset protection. A prenuptial agreement can help you protect assets by specifying how both marital and non-marital assets will be divided upon a divorce. Nebraska courts expect prenups to be fair and equitable, so don’t think you
Time to Talk Part 1: A Co-Parenting Conversation Series I can’t remember ever having felt nervous with my former spouse. Maybe twenty years ago when we met on April 1, 1999. For my last year of law school, my sister and I moved into a quaint duplex near the state capitol. He was the boy next door. Little did I know then that we would be married, have children, and be divorced inside the span of two decades. This day I was nervous. I arrived at the café early hoping to tame the knots twisting around in my stomach. Eric
Watch for These Signs That Your Divorce is Hurting Your Kids
Divorce unleashes a lot of different emotions and many times adults are too caught up in their own pain and suffering to see the signs that your children are suffering, too. While adults have learned ways to cope, children have not yet developed coping mechanisms to help them deal with their emotions. Often, they don’t know how to even express what they are feeling, which is why parents must be extra vigilant in looking for signs that your children are suffering, including: Frequent emotional outbursts. Children who are having difficulties coping with their emotions about a divorce usually don’t know
