Blog Posts in November, 2018

Differences Between a Will and a Trust

It’s likely that you’ve run across the terms “Will” and “Trust” before in your life, but could you adequately define and describe the difference between the two phrases? While the two terms are often believed to similar in nature, it’s important to understand the definitive differences in order to best plan for your future. What is a Will? When you pass away, the question of “what happens to all ...

5 Types of Abuse that Should Never be Ignored- Social

This is the last installment of articles touching on forms of relational abuse that should never be ignored. This blog will be focusing on social abuse, a form of intentional isolation and commonly goes hand-in-hand with emotional and physical abuse. Social abuse is the act of preventing an individual from spending time with their friends, family, or participating in social events. As with any ...

5 Types of Abuse that Should Never be Ignored- Financial

When domestic violence comes to mind, many people think of physical violence, or perhaps emotional abuse. Surprisingly, financial abuse may slip through the cracks, despite it being one of the most prevalent types of abuse within relationships, often going hand-in-hand with both physical and emotional battering. Financial abuse is the act of controlling a person’s ability to acquire, use and ...

5 Types of Abuse that Should Never be Ignored- Sexual

This blog series is focusing on five different types of abuse within relationship that should never be ignored or tolerated. Unfortunately, domestic violence is something many people have been exposed to in their lives, whether through our own trials, a friend or family member’s experience, or even through media outlets, such as movies or music. Landerholm Family Law has supported a wide range of ...

5 Types of Abuse that Should Never be Ignored- Emotional

The term emotional abuse probably isn’t a foreign concept for most people—in fact, it’s a term that gets tossed around fairly often. Landerholm Family Law has represented a wide array of clients who have endured marriages where emotional abuse was both prevalent and crippling to their sense of worth and self-confidence. In this blog we’ll be defining what emotional abuse is, as well as how to ...

5 Types of Abuse that Should Never be Ignored- Physical

Sadly, abuse is a reality that far too many women and men endure and live through on a daily basis. If you are in an abusive relationship or marriage, it can sometimes feel like an impossible situation to separate yourself from—more often than not, there are a lot of deeply rooted insecurities and scars that keep the abused victim from walking away. Landerholm Family Law has seen their fair share ...

First Holidays After Divorce

No matter the amount of time you were married—whether it was for just a few years or multiple decades, the first holiday season without your spouse can be particularly difficult after a divorce. Holidays, especially Thanksgiving and Christmas, can already be stressful on their own, and the emotional turmoil you might be feeling after a divorce can make them feel unbearable at times. Add children ...

5 Ways to Combat Seasonal Depression

In our most recent blog, we defined Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and discussed the importance of prioritizing your mental health if you’re struggling with this form of depression, for both your own well-being and your family’s. If you find yourself dreading the winter months because of SAD, we’ve listed five ways to help combat these winter blues. Substitute Sunlight As stated, the sudden ...

What is Seasonal Affective Disorder?

Most people who live in the Pacific Northwest can vouch for the beauty of the area, especially during the summer months. Mountains, oceans, dry-land and beautiful cities—it really has it all. As breathtaking as the summers can be however, there’s no denying that the winters can be rather gray, dreary and truthfully, kind of depressing sometimes. If you find that you tend to feel bouts of ...

Advice That Can Hurt Your Divorce- Part 2

As discussed in a previous blog, the advice we receive from friends and family while going through divorce isn’t always sound or advantageous for us to follow, despite their good intentions. The varying factors that were of importance in your friend’s divorce will not be exactly the same as yours. Below are three common pieces of advice given that may hurt your divorce: “Get Divorced as Quickly as ...

Advice That Can Hurt Your Divorce- Part 1

If you’re considering filing for divorce, don’t be surprised if and when friends and family come forth with their two cents about divorce and tips you absolutely must follow. While most of this advice is well-intentioned and meant to offer support, be weary in taking all of the advice you receive to heart. What may have worked for one person during their divorce isn’t necessarily applicable for ...

Is it Okay to Date During a Divorce?

Going through a divorce brings forth a multitude of different emotions and revelations for people. For some, it can be frustrating, heartbreaking, and crippling. For others, it may bring a sense of peace, liberation and stand as the symbol of a better future. Most likely, it will be a mix of both, but nonetheless it is in fact a time that one door is closing and a new door opening—a sentiment many ...

What is a Status Quo Order?

It’s not uncommon for a divorce to feel like a huge upheaval of your life—suddenly, your living arrangements, your comfortable routine and the people you’re accustomed to seeing every day may change. As an adult, you’re adept to handle this change and adapt, but if you’re a minor child with no control of the matter, such a sudden shift can cause severe emotional distress with long-term negative ...

Benefits of Therapy During a Divorce

If you’re going through a divorce, it very well may be one of the hardest trial’s life brings to your doorstep. With trying times comes the commonly asked question: what are you doing to cope and facilitate emotional health? Therapy has a way of gently and slowly tearing down that protective wall we’ve all so meticulously constructed, extending its healing touch into the dark edges that we’ve ...

How to Handle the Holidays with a Split Family

No matter your family dynamic, whether you’re married, divorced, or a blended family, the holidays can be stressful for parents. Unfortunately, the hustle and bustle of the American lifestyle has a way of transitioning a time where we should be slowing down, spending extra quality time with our family and meditating on the things we’re most grateful for into a season filled with obligatory and ...

Attorney Lauren Barnhart to Speak at AFCC Conference in Denver

On November 10th, Landerholm Family Law’s very own Lauren Barnhart will be attending the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) Conference in Denver, CO. She will be presenting an hour and a half presentation alongside two other colleagues on the ever-expanding world of step-up parenting plans, specifically touching on creative tools to build lasting transitional plans around a ...