I am hoping and praying they open school (on time), ... You have to try and compromise and work together, but don't let the kids suffer.

If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.

The-18 month period is a compromise between the feeling that two years is a little bit too long for non-contested cases and that one year seems a little bit short to reflect on matters properly.

He wanted to be out on the street all the time and I had to take care of the house and the (three) children alone. It was too much and that's why I wanted to separate.

As a rule of thumb the average back-to-work time for non-supported individuals is six or more months,

It may be the compromise that makes it work.