Divorce Advice for Men | Fathers Rights Divorce | Child Custody

By Sara Pitcher

Cordell & Cordell Divorce Lawyer

Many men are nervous as the enter a divorce courtroom, often the first courtroom of any kind they have been in.

This article will attempt to settle those nerves by outlining how divorce hearings are conducted from the pound of the gavel to the content of the hearing to how hearings conclude.

By DadsDivorce.com reader Big D

This article on common divorce issues is for those of you that are looking to get divorced, newly divorced, or trying to modify anything for the first time after being divorced.

That might seem like a strict set of criteria, but if nothing else, the scenarios and outcomes included in this article will entertain and make you feel like you are not alone in your quest to have a "sane" divorce.

By DadsDivorce.com reader Big D

When children are involved in a divorce and post-divorce modification situation, it will always be ugly and costly. I feel there are two things that drive most ex-wives in their decision making when dealing with their ex-husband: power and money.

When power or the illusion of power is jeopardized, bad things will result. When money or the reduction of money is jeopardized, bad things will result.

What can a man do to protect himself? Here is a list of things that I highly recommend any man do when trying to modify his situation.

By DadsDivorce.com reader Big D

Here you are, years after your divorce is finalized. Life is moving along at a good pace and you are really enjoying everything about your "new life" without your wife.

Your communications with your ex-wife are typical. You bicker over small issues, she complains about not getting payment fast enough, you complain that the children are not cared for well enough while at her house, you both complain about how your teenagers act so odd!

But for the past year, you have been contemplating a change. The change can be as simple as inquiring about why the children never have their homework completed while at your ex-wife's house, or as complex as trying to obtain 50-50 parenting time from the every other weekend plan you're currently on.

No matter the change, you have told yourself that the change "makes sense, it is something I deserve as a father to my children, and it will make sense to my ex-wife."

But remember, change is something that most people hate, and when it comes to ex-wives, they are the CEOs and founders of the Change Haters Group.

By DadsDivorce.com reader Big D

Note: This is part 2 of a two-part article on how to deal with your ex-wife. Part 1 gave advice for divorced men on how to act when times are good and when they're bad.

Reality Does Suck

My experience has been that when your ex-wife is nice, she is up to something. I can’t say it is always something related to you, but up to something somewhere in her life.