The Divorced Dad Blog

A child support worksheet listing both incomes, overnights, health insurance and childcare adding up to your number

How Child Support Is Calculated, Explained for Dads

The three formulas states use, what counts as income, how overnights change the number, and how to run your own calculation before you see a lawyer.

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Health Insurance After Divorce: What Dads Need to Know

Open enrollment, COBRA, and the 60-day deadline most men miss. How divorced dads keep coverage and sort out insurance for the kids.

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Two small houses each labeled rent, with arrows pointing up to a single paycheck that reads same as before

Two Homes, One Paycheck: How Divorced Dads Make It Work

Two households on one income is the hardest math of divorce. How to reset the budget, cut the bills that matter, and get help before debt piles up.

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A November 2026 calendar with Thanksgiving on the 26th circled, beside the words who gets the holidays

Holiday Custody Schedules: Sort Them Out in October

How divorced dads split Thanksgiving, Christmas and winter break: the four common schedules, what your plan already says, and the email that settles it.

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A clipboard checklist headed Day One listing a mattress, sheets, towels, a lamp and kids beds, with couch and big TV crossed off

New Apartment Checklist for Divorced Dads on a Budget

What to buy first for your new place after divorce, what it should cost, and how to set up a room your kids are glad to come to.

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An itemized receipt for a divorce listing filing fees, lawyer costs, a second apartment and a kids bunk bed, with the total reading It Depends

How Much Does a Divorce Cost? A Dad’s Real Breakdown

How much does a divorce cost? Real numbers for dads: court fees, lawyers, mediation, and the hidden costs like a second home, plus how to keep the bill down.

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Friendship rules every dad should teach his daughter: a father and his laughing daughter talking in the front seat of a car at golden hour, with icons for kind to all, close with few and walk away.

Friendship Rules Every Dad Should Teach His Daughter

The friendship rules every dad should teach his daughter early, how to talk about toxic friends without a lecture, and how to stay involved when you only have her part of the time.

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Halloween custody for divorced dads: a moonlit street of houses with jack-o-lanterns, and three ways to split trick-or-treat night.

Halloween Custody: How Divorced Dads Split Trick-or-Treat Night

Halloween custody for divorced dads: four ways to split trick-or-treat night, how to sort costumes and school parties early, and what to do on the years the night is not yours.

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Should you move out during a divorce: a father standing in the doorway at dusk holding a moving box and his keys, with icons for your kids, the money and your rights.

Should You Move Out During a Divorce? What Dads Need to Weigh First

Should you move out during a divorce? What leaving can affect for dads: your time with your kids, the house, and the money, plus a checklist to work through before you go.

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Divorced dad syndrome: what it really means. A father helping his son and daughter with homework at the kitchen table, with icons for guilt parenting, Disneyland dad and pulling away.

Divorced Dad Syndrome: What It Really Means (and How to Avoid It)

What divorced dad syndrome really means: guilt parenting, the Disneyland dad, and pulling away. Why it happens after divorce, and how to be the steady dad your kids need.

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