Not Inviting Mom to Child’s Soccer Party a Mistake

DR. JANN BLACKSTONE-Syndicated Columnist   Q: My ex-husband has asked to have our four kids on an overnight that should be during the weekend they spend with me. I have agreed because he has done the same for me. He has told me that during this time that he and his new much-younger girlfriend are planning…

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Me, Myself and I-

BY LONNAE O’NEAL THE WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON — I have phantom pain where my last name used to be. I’m Lonnae O’Neal now, but I was Lonnae O’Neal Parker for more than two decades. The pain is for a body of work I produced as my three-named self: three children and hundreds of thousands of words. The pain is for…

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Happily Divorced

Breaking up can be first step to a more tranquil, fulfilling life- BY HEIDI STEVENS-CHICAGO TRIBUNE I’ll never forget the loan specialist who congratulated me on my divorce. I was getting a cashier’s check from her to bring to the closing on my townhouse, and she asked why I was selling. “Moving to the suburbs?”…

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ABA Journal Highlights Successes of IAALS Out-of -Court Divorce Model

The Honoring Families Initiative of the IAALS has achieved success in its resource center in Denver. “Families never have to enter a courtroom. If they’re successful, their divorce or separation is granted by a visiting judge in a comfortable room on the university’s campus-a feature that is more important than many people realize.” The program…

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IAALS Honoring Families Initiative for Divorce, Separation & Parental Matters

Bobbie Batley, in her role as an Advisory Board member of the Honoring Families Initiative of the Institute for the American Advancement of the Legal System (IAALS), just returned from meeting with the Steering Committee that is organizing a convening of national family law leaders to discuss changes needed in the system to help lawyers…

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The Children’s Grief Center Healing Hearts Luncheon

The Children’s Grief Center of New Mexico, Central New Mexico’s only free grief support program for children, hosted the 9th annual Healing Hearts Luncheon & Silent Auction at Embassy Suites Hotel February 6, 2015. Sponsored by Little, Gilman-Tepper and Leigh, the event featured a silent auction, luncheon, and an opportunity to spend an afternoon remembering…

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How to be a Good Divorced Dad by Jeffery M. Leving

Being the Best Parent You Can Be Before, During and After the Break-up…….. https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/how-to-be-a-good-divorced-dad-108776481882.html?utm_hp_ref=divorce&ir=Divorce    

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Here are Some Wonderful Books for Parents….and a Couple for the Kids

A successful co-parenting relationship with your ex is imperative to your child’s well-being. You can optimize your children’s healthy adjustment to a major family change.The picture books offer positive and reassuring terms to help calm their fears and concerns. They are all available from Amazon.com.

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Love is dead-at least for Nicholas Sparks’ Fans-from People Magazine

On Tuesday, Sparks, the wordsmith behind such love stories as The Notebook and A Walk to Remember, announced that he and wife Cathy are divorcing after 25 years of marriage. “This is,  of course, not a decision we’ve made lightly,” Sparks told People Magazine, “We remain close friends with deep respect for each other and…

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