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There are many legal issues involved with separating from your spouse. You are advised to meet with a family law attorney and discuss the separation. Each person’s separation is different, and only a qualified attorney can identify and untangle any legal issues.   To find a family law attorney, you can contact your local or state bar association and ask for a referral. Once you have the name of an attorney, you should call and schedule a consultation. Ask ahead of time how much the attorney charges. You and your wife need to discuss who will take care of the children. Generally, it is best for the parent who stays in the house to have custody, since there is rarely a good reason to remove children from familiar surroundings.  You might find it easier to leave the house but want to seek custody of your children at a later date. In this situation, you need to remain closely involved with your children. Make sure to visit often and also have your children frequently spend the night with you. In fact, you and your wife should draft a temporary child custody agreement. It does not need to be particularly detailed, but it should identify when each parent will have custody of the children.  You and your wife could also agree to divide your time in the home. For example, you could both pay to rent an apartment in town. On Mondays through Thursdays, you could stay in the apartment while your wife stays at home. On Fridays through Sundays, you could then stay in the home while your wife is in the apartment. If you aren’t the person who will take care of your children, then you can expect to pay child support to your wife. You must pay child support even if you aren’t divorced. There really isn’t any wriggle room for getting out of child support payments, so you might as well try to estimate how much you will have to pay each month.  There are many online calculators you can use to estimate monthly support payments. You enter information about your salary and the number of children that you have, and the calculator estimates your payments. See Calculate Child Support for more information. Your wife may have abused you or the children. In these situations, you will need to get a restraining order. You can get a restraining order, also called a protective order, by stopping into your local courthouse and asking for the forms. See Get a Protective Order for more information. Sometimes separation is temporary, but other times separation can be permanent. In some states, you can get a “legal separation,” which is like a divorce although you remain legally married. When you legally separate, you divide assets and debts just as divorced people do. You also settle on child custody arrangements. You should discuss this option with your attorney and identify your reasons for seeking legal separation:  You might want to stay married but legally separate if either you or your wife has a religious objection to divorce. Legal separation can also be helpful if one spouse needs to stay on the other’s insurance or if one spouse is close to qualifying for spousal Social Security benefits. You can begin the legal separation process by drafting a marital separation agreement, which is like a divorce settlement agreement. You and your wife agree on a division of assets, debts, child support, and spousal support (alimony). Although you can create a marital separation agreement if you separate temporarily, they are more common for people who choose to permanently separate.  The marital separation agreement becomes a contract between you and your wife. If either of you violate the agreement, the other could sue in court. You each should have your own attorney draft and look over the agreement.

summary: Consult with a family law attorney. Discuss child custody issues. Estimate child support payments. Get a restraining order, if necessary. Decide whether to legally separate. Draft a marital separation agreement.


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Look at the original work you're drawing from. Do all of the protagonists always agree or act the same way? Of course not. Take the canon characters' personalities into account and craft believable reactions to and relationships with your newcomer. Give the glory to an established character or make it a real team effort. Mary Sues are constantly winning the love of a character the author really likes or fixing up two previously unattached characters the author thinks should be together.  Romance is possible in fan-fiction, but give it time to make it more realistic. One of the biggest flaws of Mary Sue stories is that things happen far too quickly. It will probably take a while for your new character to become really close to the canon characters, or be in a position to accomplish lots of amazing things. Go slowly. You can always write a sequel.

summary: Give different characters different reactions to your original character. Avoid letting your new character be the sole contributor to solving one of the major unresolved conflicts of the original fiction. Tread carefully around romance. Take your time.


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Many people get tattoos that have some form of significance or symbolic meaning. Ask your partner what their tattoo represents. This may help you understand the tattoo better and come to terms with it.  For example, a tattoo of a name, initials, or a date may symbolize the death of a family member or close friend. Alternatively, the tattoo could symbolize a hobby or passion. For example, of a tree may symbolize a passion for the outdoors. Some tattoos are also meant as a form of motivation. For instance, they provide something to look at on a bad day to give inspiration. Certain events, such as a major birthday, a new job, the completion of a degree, or the birth of a child, could motivate an individual to get a tattoo. In these cases the tattoo is meant to commemorate or celebrate a certain occasion. You may be more inclined to accept the tattoo despite the fact that you don’t like it, if you realize that a major event motivated your partner to get the tattoo. When your partner is explaining the origins of their tattoo, it is important that you actively listen to them. This will demonstrate that you care about what they are saying and are interested in learning about their tattoo. This will also help you and your partner have a constructive conversation about the tattoo, rather than just getting into an argument.  Lean in to the conversation, make eye contact, and nod occasionally to demonstrate that you are listening. Ask follow up questions to show that you are engaged in the conversation. Your partner may not have a "good" reason (in your opinion) for getting a tattoo, but they may feel as though their reason for getting the tattoo was a good one. Even after they have explained the tattoo, you may continue to disagree with the decision. Try and accept the fact that maybe your partner just wanted a tattoo and likes the concept of body art. It is important to respect your partner’s decisions about how they want their body to look. Remember that a tattoo may change your partner’s appearance slightly, but it will not change the bond that you share with your partner.
summary: Ask your partner the significance of the tattoo. Find out what motivated them to get a tattoo. Listen to your partner. Accept that they may not have a "good" reason.