Redwood City Family Law Blog

You've been wanting to move back to your hometown, but it's several hours from where you and your spouse lived. Now that you're divorced, you want to move away, but with children, you feel it's impossible. If you're three or four hours away, visitation would be much harder.

You still want to try to move, though, because the job opportunities in that area are better for you. You have family there, and you'd have more support. Your ex-spouse isn't keen on having your children travel so far, even though the move could be beneficial.

After you get a divorce, you may find that you want to seek a modification of your divorce decree. While it's possible to seek a modification through court, many people who want to make changes to the divorce agreement will do so informally and then ask the court to approve those changes.

Child support is one item that is often modified following a divorce. For example, if you are paying child support and get a large raise, you may be able to pay more. Your ex-spouse may ask you to increase what you pay, or they could petition the court for a change because of the difference in your circumstances.

You have kids with your ex-spouse, but you have a very hard time coparenting. Your ex is narcissistic and frustrating to talk to. They think that everything is about them and that every comment or suggestion you make is intended to undermine them.

How can you cope with such a frustrating situation with your ex-spouse when your children are involved? It starts with understanding how to communicate better.

When people think about an affair that ends a marriage, they often turn to thoughts of one that's physical. That is certainly one type, but some marriages end because of an emotional affair. In these affairs, there might not be physical contact, but there is a definite connection that the two people have with each other.

The issue with an emotional affair is that the married individual begins to turn to that affair partner for support. They might be unhappy in their marriage, so they don't want to bring issues to their spouse. While some people might think that this is just normal, it is a huge deal for some married individuals.