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What Day Is It, and Why Is My Kid Home?

Columbus Day. Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Some schools close, some don’t. Some call it a holiday, others treat it like any other Monday. But if your parenting plan doesn’t spell it out, and school is closed, you’re stuck playing catch-up on a day you didn’t see coming. The truth is, these...

Want to Start the New Year Divorced? You May Already Be Behind

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Every January I hear the same thing: “I just want this wrapped up so I can start the new year fresh.” The problem is, if you’re only now starting to think about filing, you’ve probably already missed that window. The Waiting Period Reality In Tennessee, there is a mandatory waiting...

How to Fight Fair in a Divorce (And What “Fair” Really Looks Like)

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Last week, I told you the fair is where they put ribbons on pigs. Court is not about your version of fair or your ex’s version of fair — it is about how the law applies to your facts. So let’s clear this up. If court isn’t about “fair,” then what does it mean to fight fair in a...

Divorce Isn’t Fair. The Fair Is Where They Put Ribbons on Pigs

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I hear it in almost every consult: “I just want what’s fair.” The problem is, court isn’t built on fair. Court is built on statutes, rules, and judges making decisions inside those guardrails. The Myth of Fair Fair to you might mean splitting everything 50/50, or getting the kids on every...

Cocaine Brain: Why Divorce Makes People Say the Strangest Things

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Divorce does something to your head. I call it cocaine brain because it makes smart people say things that don’t line up, don’t add up, and don’t make sense anywhere outside the fog of a breakup. The Greatest Hits of Divorce-Speak “I love her, but I can’t be with her.” Imagine...

What Does All That Legal Jargon in Your Divorce Complaint Really Mean?

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If you’ve just been served with divorce papers in Tennessee, the first thing you probably did was read them… and the second thing you probably did was freak out. Words like “inappropriate marital conduct”, “primary residential parent”, and “equitable division of...

Labor Day and Holiday Trades: Don’t Trade Certainty for Chaos

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Labor Day might not carry the emotional weight of Thanksgiving or Christmas, but when it comes to parenting plans, it still matters. Most Tennessee plans designate it as one of the alternating holidays, meaning one parent gets it this year, the other next. Simple—until life complicates it. ...

The 5 Worst Pieces of Divorce Advice on the Internet

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The internet is full of helpful information. It’s also full of total garbage. And when it comes to divorce, there’s no shortage of bad advice from anonymous Reddit posters, TikTok creators with no credentials, or your cousin’s best friend’s dog walker who “went through the same thing.” So...

Back-to-School Co-Parenting: Start the Year Without Starting a War

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August means a fresh start—new backpacks, new teachers, new routines. But if you’re co-parenting, it also means a prime opportunity to either work as a team… or make school staff silently dread every email with your name on it. Let’s talk about how to do it right—and a few ways to screw it up...

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What Day Is It, and Why Is My Kid Home?

Want to Start the New Year Divorced? You May Already Be Behind

How to Fight Fair in a Divorce (And What “Fair” Really Looks Like)

Divorce Isn’t Fair. The Fair Is Where They Put Ribbons on Pigs

Cocaine Brain: Why Divorce Makes People Say the Strangest Things

What Does All That Legal Jargon in Your Divorce Complaint Really Mean?

Labor Day and Holiday Trades: Don’t Trade Certainty for Chaos

Back-to-School Co-Parenting: Start the Year Without Starting a War

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