Technology has been a great help to the family in so many ways. In the day-to-day we are able to reach one another, coordinate calendars, find homework answers or after school programs more easily and more quickly. But we are also inundated with emails, text messages, phone calls, social media...

We all become familiar in varying ways with the shift that occurs over time in every parent-child relationship.

If you're in your 40s or 50s you may be starting to deal with the reality that your parents, as you've always seen them, are changing. They may not be as strong,...

Expected: Legal fees and child/spousal support.

Not expected: Double the items for kids now living in two homes, loss of discounts for shared expenses such as car insurance, cell phones, cable, etc.

When do people find out about this? Most often only once their marital breakdown has forced them to...