Step Parent Issues
The second marriage divorce rate is a terrible fact. I just can't imagine. I mean, I picture you and your kids so happy because you finally got over the hump only to find it ending as another set back. AND, if your partner had their own kids, it could prove to be even tougher than the first divorce because your children must now divorce themselves, as well. That being said, there are a couple things you must do well in advance of the new relationship.
Seperation of money: individual accounts and family accounts
Trusts and beneficiaries
Childrens reactions: What to expect; How to respond.
The importance that everyone feels accepted.
Work ethics: Working too many hours deprives the family of its needs.
Remarried families can bring new enthusiasm and maturity born of experience into the new union if they have realistic expectations.
Estate Planning Issues for Divorced & Remarried Parents
From Mark J. Welch's Legal Advisory newsletter, January 1994Click here to view
Your Kids, My Kids, Our Kids:
Dilemmas for "Blended Families"
From Mark J. Welch's Legal Advisory newsletter, Summer 1994
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Stepfamily inFormation
By Peter K. Gerlach, MSW; Co-founder, Stepfamily Association of Illinois, Inc., (SAI)This is a somewhat technical, but well put-together page. The site has countless links within itself. Admittedly, I haven't read it all. There is a lot of info here. Don't expect to be able to view the whole site in one sitting. Click here to view
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