How is Child Support Calculated?

A question we are often asked on this site is “How is Child Support Calculated?” There is no one-size-fits-all answer to this question because it depends on where you live.  …

Just a man – DIARIES FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

This one goes out to someone I always had a lot of respect for until today. Maybe you all get caught up in the hype, I don’t know. Nether you…

The Funding Crisis for Domestic Violence Shelters: A Call to Action

Domestic violence can take any form namely psychological abuse, forced intercourse, physical aggression as well as other controlling behaviors. The negative impacts of domestic violence can have physical, mental, and…

Uninsured Medical Expenses and Child Support

Learn what uninsured medical expenses are for child support purposes and how these expenses are split.   By WomansDivorce | Answers by Brette Sember, J.D.  Many divorced parents find it challenging…

Simple Ways to Boost Your Mood on A Bad Day

We all have rough days. You know the ones – everything seems to go wrong, and you just feel stuck in a rut. It’s easy to get caught up in…

All that’s left is the sex

It’s a strange paradox when you consider how everyone around you is on this quest for happiness, yet going to great lengths to ensure they find misery and pain. Constant states…

Escaping a Toxic Relationship: My Intuition Was Right All Along

“Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it.” ~Brené Brown What is the exact point when you realize you are…

Reasons to Change the Visitation Schedule

It’s common for divorced parents to want to make changes to the parenting plan over time, but what are valid reasons to change the visitation schedule?  Valid reasons to change…

Sound of Silence – DIARIES FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

I do not really know whether he will survives. I don’t know if I will in the end either. I think the only difference between back then and now was a moment…

Swan Dives and Making Love Like Friends Shouldn’t Do – DIARIES FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

I’ve done a fairly good job of fooling everyone into believing that I am a cold person. Some may even be under the impression that I simply don’t feel certain emotions…