The Pros and Cons of Nesting in Co-Parenting
1-Jun-24: David Kolakowski | CoParenting, Custody, Nesting, Parenting |
| Nesting, also known as bird-nesting, is an arrangement where the children remain in the family home while the parents take turns living there. This approach aims to provide stability for the children during the transition of divorce. While nesting can offer significant benefits, it also comes with challenges. Here's an in-depth look at the pros and cons of nesting in co-parenting. Read More... |
Simplifying Co-Parenting Expenses with ExExpense
1-Jun-24: David Kolakowski | Child Support, Co-Parenting, Communication, CoParenting, Custody, Nesting, Parenting |
| Co-parenting after a divorce involves numerous responsibilities, one of the most significant being the management and sharing of expenses related to the children. Handling these costs effectively is crucial for maintaining a harmonious co-parenting relationship. Instead of settling each transaction individually, using a system like ExExpense to periodically settle amounts owed between parties can offer numerous advantages, particularly in minimizing communication and efficiently managing offsetting transactions and deductibles. Read More... |
Why ExExpense is Superior to Spreadsheets for Co-Parenting Expense Management
1-Jun-24: David Kolakowski | Child Support, CoParenting, Financial Management, Expenses |
| Managing shared expenses between co-parents can be a challenging task, especially when using spreadsheets. While spreadsheets offer flexibility, they come with significant drawbacks in terms of manipulation risk, complexity in handling deductibles and reimbursements, and the required skill level for accurate calculations. ExExpense provides a more secure, user-friendly, and reliable solution. Here’s why: Read More... |
Choosing the Right Parenting Plan for Everyone
13-May-24: David Kolakowski | Child Support, Financial Management, Marital Separation Agreements, Relationships, Parenting, Custody, Children, Nesting |
| Going through divorce process when there are children involved adds another level of complexity. Without children involved the divorce process is really just an administrative distribution of assets and liabilities, and sometimes continued spousal support, otherwise known as alimony. However, adding children into the mix changes everything. Read More... |
How to Best Co-Parent Children After a Divorce
19-Mar-24: David Kolakowski | Child Support, Children, Communication, Custody, Nesting, Parenting, CoParenting, Co-Parenting |
| Divorce is a challenging process, not only for the couple but also for their children. Effective co-parenting can significantly ease the transition for children and promote their emotional well-being. Here are several strategies to help divorced parents co-parent successfully. Read More... |
Why Remedies are missing from most Marital Separation Agreements
25-Aug-22: David Kolakowski | Financial Management, Marital Separation Agreements, Child Support, Contracts |
| Commonly, agreements spell out the duties of both parties and the consequences for either party to fail to perform the duties under the contract. But in MSA’s often there is no consequence to the failure of one of the parties to perform the specified duties, other than to hire an attorney and go back to court. Read More... |
Respect: 5 Ways to Improve your Relationships
29-Oct-21: David Kolakowski | Respect, Communication, Relationships, Interrupt, Listen, Audience |
| Do you find yourself frustrated or angry after a confrontation with an important person in your life? Do you feel like you got no respect in your discussion. Did you disrespect the other party in your exchange? Don’t you wish that every little difference didn’t turn into something monumental that resulted in both parties retreating to neutral corners? This is easy, if you want it. The challenge is your perspective. There is an old saying “You can either be right or you can be married.” This applies to business and personal relationships. If your goal is to be right rather than get to an amenable solution, you won’t be successful. Read More... |
How to speak confidently to get results
6-Oct-21: David Kolakowski | Confident, Presentation, Words, Positive |
| The key to being confident when you speak is to be assumptive and not passive. When you assume you will get what you want you will ask more confidently and confidence is key. How to speak confidently in different situations. You don't want to come across as wishy washy. Technically, Active voice means that a sentence has a subject that acts upon its verb. Passive voice means that a subject is a recipient of a verb's action. Passive voice sounds a little deceptive and dishonest at times, especially in a business situation. Read More... |
5 Ways to Better Manage Your Finances After a Divorce
27-Sep-21: David Kolakowski | Financial Management |
| We all agree that understanding your finances is a very important aspect of any relationship and if you break it down to its simplest essence (albeit cold), marriage is a legally binding, financial contract. While marriages typically start in a church, they invariably end in a courtroom. And resolving that contract at the end of a marriage is a often a difficult process, especially when one or both side realize that the lifestyle they were accustomed to during the marriage is no longer possible. When the same pool of money that paid for one household, now has to support two households, things have to change. Read More... |