5 Mistakes People Make in Foster Care Adoption
Adopting is a wonderful way that many people use to grow their families. While there are many different routes to adoption, one common way is through the foster care system. People decide to work as a foster family in the hopes of making a strong connection to the children in their home. Then, they can […]
February 15, 2022
All About the 3 Basic Family Agreements
Making an agreement with your current or soon-to-be spouse about what happens during a divorce or legal separation can help make the process run more smoothly for everyone involved. While you may make many different types of family agreements, there are three that commonly relate to divorce: prenuptial, postnuptial and legal separation. Entering into any […]
February 11, 2022
Trying to Talk About a Prenup? Here’s How to Get Through to Your Future Spouse
You love the person you are planning to marry and have full faith in your relationship. However, you also know that in the unlikely event that something goes wrong in the future, you will save yourself and them drama, stress and heartache if you have a prenup in place. If your initial attempts to talk […]
February 4, 2022
4 Things That Could Delay Your Divorce
Once you made the decision to divorce in New Mexico, your next thoughts likely focused on how to get it done quickly so you can begin to move on with your life. However, divorces can take months–and sometimes even years–to make it to the finish line. While some things are going to be out of […]
February 1, 2022
How to Tell Your Friends and Family That You Are Getting Divorced
Getting a divorce is not an easy decision to make. You may already feel somewhat overwhelmed by your own emotions, and that can make telling family members and friends what happened and dealing with their questions seem impossible. However, you do have to tell them about your divorce eventually. It can be very anxiety-inducing to […]
January 20, 2022
3 Time-Tested Tips for Those New to Co-Parenting
Co-parenting can seem like an impossible challenge to you after a divorce or the end of your relationship with the child’s other parent. While you are still both parenting the children, you are now doing so from separate homes and, in many ways, separate lives. This can lead to challenges and other issues you may […]
January 18, 2022
3 Better Co-Parenting Resolutions for Your New Year
Sharing custody with your co-parent isn’t always easy, even if you both have the best of intentions. You may have already hit some rough patches with your co-parent over this last year, particularly if your divorce was more recent. With a new year ahead of you, it’s a great time to set the goal of […]
January 12, 2022
Social Media During Your Family Law Case: The Surprising Damage It Can Do
You’ve probably already heard about how social media can damage a court case. A person with a back injury who is suing, for example, might lose their case because there is a video on social media showing them lifting weights. Although this does happen, it’s important to understand that social media posts can damage a […]
January 11, 2022
How to Communicate With Your Soon-to-Be Ex in a Divorce
The divorce process can be very difficult at times. On top of that, there are additional things that can make everything more stressful. One common example of this is fighting between the divorcing spouses every time they have to meet. Constant disputes between divorcing spouses can actually make a divorce drag on for a longer […]
January 7, 2022
5 Ways to Get a Grip on Your Divorce “Grief”
Whether you decided to get a divorce or your spouse made the first move, it’s only natural to experience many emotions about the end of your marriage. This is true even if things between you and your spouse were pretty rough for an extended period of time. When you lose that type of intimate relationship–even […]
January 4, 2022