Just like anyone, pre-teens and teenagers also grieve in their own way when their parents divorce. Pre-teens (11-12 years old) start turning to their peers for support when they deal with their feelings of sadness, loneliness, insecurity or helplessness. They may act outwardly as if they are “cool and confident,” however pre-teens are also vulnerable...
School age children will show their grief about their parents’ divorce by continuing the me-centric thinking of the pre-school child: that they are at fault for the divorce. Elementary school age children (5 to 11 years old) will feel torn between parents and may even take sides or feel responsible for taking care of both...
Just as you grieve during a divorce, children do too. Even though they grieve, they may also feel considerable relief when fighting stops and anger no longer defines the atmosphere of their home. However, children and adults grieve differently. Children are more likely to feel abandoned and unsure of how their lives will change when...
Sometimes people find themselves asking “what is a dependent child?” Many things to come to mind. Whether it be drugs, dependent on their parents, etc. However, there is a different kind of dependency that many people don’t understand. This post will help explain and clear up what dependency is in the eyes of the law...
A physically or mentally disabled child whose disability began prior to reaching the age of majority can bring a law suit for support against his parents at any time, because his parents remain responsible for support throughout their lives so long as the child’s disability remains. Here are two prominent cases in which child support...
Florida law specifies that parents are responsible for the financial support of their children until they reach the age of 18 or graduate from high school, whichever comes later. In certain circumstances, parents might agree to extend the period of financial support beyond this requirement or indefinitely. In a 2002, a Florida circuit court judge in the...
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