Negotiating a Summer Vacation Schedule after Divorce
If you and your family have gone through a divorce over the last few months, you may have a parenting plan in place that outlines how your kids spend their time. Whether this has worked well or needs to be adjusted a bit, summer is often a time that requires some flexibility and potentially changes to a custody agreement. Vacations, changes in day care/school schedule depending on your kids age can turn a schedule that is currently working upside down. Don’t let this stress you out – the staff at Johnson Mediation can help you navigate any changes that you need.
When you talk to individuals who have been through a divorce, many will tell you that communication breakdown was one major factor in the cause of the divorce. When conflict is high, communication becomes extremely difficult and contentious. However, in order to settle the terms of your divorce and then co-exist after your divorce is final, it is very important to find a way to communicate in a healthy way, if at all possible. Johnson Mediation can help you find solutions to the outstanding issues that remain between you including child custody, division of property and assets and child and spousal support, while helping you improve your communication.
Johnson Mediation, based in Chanhassen, MN, provides professional help and guidance for child family plan modifications. Families who have gone through divorce have a new insight into a difficult life experience. Divorce is a stressful experience, even when the divorcing parents have minimal conflict and work together to end their marriage. If you worked with Johnson Mediation to finalize your divorce, you know that we prioritize the well-being of children in the mediation process. And if the agreement that you and your former spouse reached through divorce mediation needs to be modified
Every marriage is different, and no two divorces are the same, but one thing that nearly all divorces have in common is conflict. If you share children, then you are probably already concerned with ways to protect them from the conflict between you and your spouse. The staff at Johnson Mediation offers a wide variety of resources that can help you with this important part of the process. Below are strategies to help you protect your children from the conflict and tension between you and your ex.
When you are in the middle of the divorce process, all you can likely think about is when it will be over. When will you be able to stop thinking about the next problem to solve or the next stressful interaction? You may feel drained and depleted because of all of the change in your life – and you may be worried about how your kids are adjusting to their new world. While it may be hard to face, the impact of your divorce does reach well past the date that you sign your divorce papers. When you have spent a significant amount of your life closely connected to another individual, it can take some time
The holidays are fast approaching and if you have been through a divorce and are co-parenting, you likely have a parenting plan in place that outlines how your children will spend their time over the holiday season. This parenting plan or custody agreement may have been negotiated during the divorce process. However, as your kids age and family circumstances change, these parenting plans may need to be changed to meet everyone’s needs. Your kids may have different preferences, your family may have new traditions, or you or your ex may have remarried and have a blended family. Changes in a parenting plan
