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How do you keep a family together after a divorce?

By Sandra Morgan Little | June 14, 2017

By Samantha Shanley from the AAML Weekly Eblast For years, I was under the impression that my husband and I had cultivated the near-perfect marriage, the two of us like His and Her Majesty, presiding over an enviable life. I…

Military Disability Pay and Divorce

By Bobbie Batley | June 2, 2017

by Chris Barondeau , a divorce attorney with the Goosmann Law Firm in Sioux City, Iowa. From the ABA Family Law Newsletter April, 2017. How would you describe your marriage? If you are currently considering divorce, you might say “it’s complicated.”…

I’m Divorcing: 5 Tips for Coordinating Family Vacations With Your Ex

By Bobbie Batley | May 23, 2017

How to make traveling with the kids easy before and after divorce by Jennifer Brandt on ParentMap With summer just around the corner, many families are looking forward to annual family vacations. A lot of effort and money goes into…

6 Summer Vacation Tips for Divorced or Separated Parents

By Sandra Morgan Little | May 23, 2017

By Kyung (Kathryn) Dickerson from the Huffington Post Divorce Co-authored by Alan Plevy, Co-founding Principal at SmolenPlevy It’s an annual rite of Spring — children are eagerly anticipating the end of the school year and the start of their summer…

Who Should You Tell When You’re Over Your Divorce?

By Sandra Morgan Little | April 27, 2017

You need to let them know that you’ve moved on. Diane L. Danois, J.D., Contributor to the Huffington Post Divorce Following a lengthy process of soul-searching and decision-making about what is most important in life, a moment of enlightenment occurs…

Best Lawyers Business Edition Women of Influence

By Bobbie Batley | April 27, 2017

Little, Gilman-Tepper and Batley P.A. was listed in the Spring 2017 Edition of Best Lawyers Business Editon Women of influence publcation. the firm is featured under Family Law Mediation and Collaborative Law Family Law.

5 Great Tips for Co-parenting Through the Holidays

By Sandra Morgan Little | April 11, 2017

Posted by coparently.com team Easter is fast approaching. With it comes all those familiar stress factors for divorced and separated families. Holidays bring home the thought of coming together as a family. It’s often thought that a successful holiday means…

The Only Divorce Coping Tool You’ll Need for the Holidays

By Bobbie Batley | April 10, 2017

Andra Brosh, PhD from GoodTherapy.org For many people reading this, this Easter/Passover is their first holiday season post-divorce. Getting through the holiday can compound an already stressful life transition. Managing the loss and grief on top of holiday socializing, shopping, and…

Praise for Adoptive Moms and Stepmoms on Mother’s Day

By Bobbie Batley | April 10, 2017

Mother is a verb. Shared genes are optional. Denise Cummins Ph.D-from Psychology Today What do adoptive moms and stepmoms have in common? They believe that a family is a group of people who love and care for each other, and shared…

10 Helpful Books About Divorce

By Sandra Morgan Little | April 3, 2017

Learn to help your kids cope with the realities of divorce. by Laura Broadwell-Parent’s Magazine Books for Kids Sometimes reading a story about divorce can help a child make sense of his feelings and understand that he is not alone.…

“What I Wish I Knew Before I Got Divorced”

By Bobbie Batley | April 3, 2017

Discover 10 important pieces of advice these women learned the hard way BY NATASHA BURTON from Woman’s Day Magazine Hindsight’s 20/20, so there’s no one better than ex-wives to tell you what to do (and not to do) if you’re…

10 Most Common Reasons for Divorce

By Bobbie Batley | March 30, 2017

by Shellie R Warren- author, writer, marriage life coach and doula- from Marriage .com Marriage isn’t always easy and the sad reality is that not all “I do’s” end with a happily ever after no matter how much two people may…

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