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What is collaborative divorce? Collaborative divorce is a structured, out-of-court process in which both spouses and their specially trained lawyers sign an agreement to resolve everything through negotiation…
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What is snowplow parenting? Snowplow parenting is the habit of clearing every obstacle, discomfort, and setback out of…
What is an emotionally unavailable partner? An emotionally unavailable partner is someone who consistently keeps you at arm’s…
What is fondness and admiration in a marriage? Fondness and admiration is the habit of actively noticing and…
What does financial recovery after divorce really involve? Financial recovery after divorce is the process of rebuilding your…
What is distracted parenting, or technoference? Distracted parenting is what happens when a parent’s attention is repeatedly pulled…
What is slow dating, and why is it catching on? Slow dating is the practice of dating one…
What is financial infidelity in marriage? Financial infidelity is the deliberate hiding of money behavior from a spouse:…
The sleeper effect of divorce is the finding that some children of divorce appear to cope well for…
Technoference is the everyday interruption of parent-child time by phones, tablets, and other screens — the glance at…
Kitchen-sinking is the argument habit of hurling every grievance in at once — the unwashed dishes, last month’s…
Divorce contagion is the unsettling finding that a friend’s divorce can measurably raise the odds of your own.…
Rupture and repair is the parenting idea that quietly dismantles the pressure to be a perfect parent: what…
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