The holidays are upon us, and while this is often a very exciting and joyous time for many, the end-of-year festivities can also be a source of frustration and sadness for divorced parents and their children. Disputes involving who gets to spend time with which parent/child are a common occurrence, and there’s no magical solution that is sure to guarantee the happiness of all involved parties.

In California, parents are required to pay child support until the child turns 18 and legally becomes an adult. While parents can implement agreements that extend the duration of child support payments, there are virtually no options when it comes to terminating benefits early, and for good reason. This ensures that the child has all of his or her financial, medical, educational, and housing needs covered at all times.

As the parent who holds primary custody over a child, the custodial parent has a lot to account for. In simple terms, the custodial parent is ultimately responsible for everything involving child’s physical and legal needs. This can be overwhelming for a lot of new or newly-divorced parents, which inspired us to write this post.

Staying in theme with our last post, we want to spend some time looking at how career choices can impact divorce rates. After all, people spend most of their time at work. This begs the question: can a person’s career choice increase or decrease the chances that they’ll get divorced?

For this post, we’re taking a second look at a bit of conventional “wisdom” that has been passed around in recent years. These days, many couples opt to cohabit together before they get married. The idea is that this helps couples feel out whether they are compatible, making marriage a smoother transition. Premarital cohabitation is a popular practice, giving weight to the idea that this approach is effective.