Hi there,
I have written a number of posts on gay marriage, but I haven't posted an in-depth analysis of the issues that should be considered by a gay couple before they walk down the aisle.
My colleague, Lisa Cukier interviewed me for an article in Boston Spirit magazine which does provide more detail than the posts have.
Enjoy the weekend.
Best,
Nancy
Hi there,
One of the risks in truly bitter custody cases is that one parent or the other will misuse the system and call the Department of Youth Services with a phony complaint. The worst case scenario is the children can get yanked from their home, the best case scenario is the innocent parent and the kids will be put through the unnecessary hell of an investigation.
I was horrified to realize that this can happen to an ordinary, intact family who has done nothing more than drop off some ordinary kid pictures for development.
Best,
Nancy
Hi there,
One of the toughest things to watch as a divorce practitioner is parents putting kids in the middle of the parental war zone. Passing messages, engaging in passive aggressive behavior over visit times, and worst of all, letting kids see the divorce papers - the list of ways to hurt children is practically endless. Parents who would never deliberately hurt their kids in the frenzy of the divorce put their children squarely in the middle. A colleague just sent me a terrific blog from Great Britain on how to handle children in a divorce.
Some parenting truths are universal.
Best,
Nancy
Hi there,
I have a habit of saving articles and other blog posts people send me in the hope that I might actually use them in a specific post. Since my computer (who I think of as a separate and occasionally malignant co-worker) lost all the ones I had saved, I've decided on random Monday sto post all of the interesting stuff, relevant to divorce or not, I have been saving.
So here goes the first Monday Miscellany:
1. Divorce is one of the most stressful life experiences there is. It is topped only by the death of a spouse, or God forbid, that of a child. Daniel Clement, who writes a terrific divorce blog in New York, recently had an interesting post, "Divorce is Bad For Health," on his blog.
2. If you are in need of some stress relief here is an article from the "Happy You, Life Coaching & Events" blog that might be useful.
3. In the category of waaay too much stress, many divorcing folk find themselves having to deal with elderly and/or ill parents at the same time. This post from Leanna Hamill's "Massachusetts Estate Planning & Elder Law Blog" gives some useful advice on how to handle the practical needs of a parent entering a hospital.
Take care!
Best,
Nancy
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