Can My Ex Force Me to Take a Drug Test? While your ex cannot show up at your house and demand that you take this drug test or else, they can request that the court issue an order requiring you to submit to a drug test. Typically, your ex will…
Having Separate Accounts Just to Hide Things There’s nothing wrong with having separate accounts—sometimes it just works better that way. However, if you’ve got separate accounts just so you can hide things from your spouse, that may be a problem. If you have a problem with Yu-Gi-Oh cards that’s causing…
Guardianship It isn’t uncommon for cognitively disabled adults to have a guardian who’s able to make decisions based upon the disabled adult’s best interests. A person who’s named a guardian may make decisions regarding medical care, financial affairs, living arrangements, and more. Generally speaking, the guardianship you’d have over a…
Does Income Matter in Dating? Money Matters, But Not the Way You Might Think Income plays a real role in relationships, but research consistently shows that how couples handle money matters far more than how much they have. Financial stress is one of the most common sources of conflict, yet…
What Is a 50/50 Relationship? A 50/50 relationship is a relationship where each party is contributing 50% to the relationship. 50% of what, you might ask? Well, 50% of whatever it is to give. So, financially, you’d contribute your 50% to the relationship. But it might also mean that you…
A Friendship the Child Isn’t Emotionally Equipped to Handle Children are not emotionally equipped to be a parent’s best friend. A friendship involves a mutual give and take; both parties invest equally into the relationship. When your best friend is a child, the child is emotionally incapable of investing as…
Medical Neglect Defined Parents are obligated to provide adequate care to their children in order to keep them physically and emotionally healthy. Parents are expected to provide adequate medical care to children in the same way they’re expected to provide basic needs such as food, shelter, and clothing. Failure to…
“My spouse is cheating, but won’t admit it.” It’s something nobody wants to be searching on Google. However, it’s important to remember that you have the option to rebuild the marriage if that’s what you want to do. Do You Really Know? The first thing you ought to ask yourself…
What It Feels Like Everyone likes some excitement in life, whether it’s watching a spy-movie with a lot of action and crazy stunts, or it’s going to a restaurant that you’ve never been to and trying a dish you’ve never heard of. But when most people look for excitement to…
Who Wants to Do Dishes? “I want you to want to do the dishes!” is a famous line from a 2006 movie, The Break-Up. You can find the five minute clip on YouTube by searching, “I want you to want to do the dishes.” If you’ve not seen the scene,…
How to Survive and Thrive When Your Marriage Ends