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If you are considering a legal separation or just separating from your spouse, I think you'll find this video helpful.

Going through a divorce? How do you learn about your spouse's income - how much does he or she make? How do you learn about your spouse's assets - how much does he or she have?

Concerned about legal fees in a divorce action? Here are some strategies for paying those fees. (Hint: Keep the fees in check by approaching the financial component of a divorce as a business transaction instead of a war.)

Before you can get divorced, you need to resolve the issues of division of assets and debts (equitable distribution), spousal support, child support, custody and legal fees. In this video, Jack and Diane explore options on how to resolve spousal support.

Working From Home With Children - Communication and Coordination Are Key Communicate with your children and communicate with your clients. Most clients are very accommodating of children, especially in the days of COVID-19 when working from home is a new normal for most office-type jobs. 1. Be honest with your clients that you have children. It should be alright if a child occasionally interferes during a phone call or pops into a video conference. If this is not acceptable ...to your client, it may be time to rethink the relationship. 2. Be honest with your children. If your child understands, you can tell your child that you are on an important call or conference and ask him or her to wait until the call or conference is finished. 3. Coordinate with your co-parent. Perhaps you need to identify who is the responsible parent during certain time frames so the other parent can get some work done. This applies regardless of whether or not you and your co-parent live in the same home. 4. Set expectations with both clients and children. For the client, let them know if you only have a 10-minute window or that they may hear your children in the background. For children, let them know that you need to make a very important phone call and he or she should not interrupt the phone call. 5. Give your children ways to communicate with you when you are working. While work time is work time, children are still children and they may need to grab your attention. Give you child an acceptable way to grab your attention. 6. If you have an older child, you may be able to tell them that need to provide some of their own entertainment or complete their own (age-appropriate) tasks. And don't forget a sense of humor for the bloopers and unexpected moments . . .

Another tip for working from home with children . . . strategic planning You have kids and they need your time. You have clients or an employer and they need your time as well. Let’s face it, there is not enough time for everything. Strategic planning lets you make the most use of your time. Here are some ways to map out your time: 1. Know when you work best and try to work during those hours. ... 2. Wake up before your children. I’ve heard of people getting up as early as 4am so log in a few hours before the children wake up at 6am. 3. Work after your children go to bed. If you are a night owl, this is ideal. 4. Schedule as necessary. For some individuals, you may need a rigid schedule. For other individuals, you may need a more flexible schedule. 5. Plan your work when your child is busy. Examples of busy could be engrossed in homework, naptime or some other activity. 6. Schedule time for your children. Work time is work time. Kid time is kid time. By focusing on the intended recipient, it is easier to be present with your children and with your work. See more

TIP FOR WORKING FROM HOME WITH CHILDREN - DISTRACTIONS If you are working from home and you have children, line up your planned and emergency distractions. My preferred emergency distraction is a favorite toy that I squirrel away for when I need to distract the kids. Other emergency distractions include new toys, rotated toys (older toys that have been packed away so they are new again) and craft projects. Planned distractions include things like snacks, television time, p...hone calls with family members and gaming time. Distractions need to be age appropriate. I would mix up the distractions for maximum effect. Younger children have shorter attention spans and you may need to run through a few of your distractions before you find a distraction that sticks so you can get through your phone call or project. I'll post more tips tomorrow. Good luck and stay healthy!

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