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Long-Term Effects of Divorce on Children

Many couples’ number one concern with divorce is the potential serious long-term effects on children when parents split. An article in “Love Counsellor”, a relationship advice website, reports that fatherless homes account for 90% of homeless and runaway children, 85% of children with behavior problems, 85% of youths in prison, 71% of high school dropouts, …

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Divorce And Your Career

Will a painful divorce help or hurt your career? That’s the question Marcia Heroux Pounds answers in a recent Sun Sentinel article. Pounds notes that lawyers and mediators believe divorce can do wonders for your career or kill your career. The stress of a divorce is an obvious hurdle. Your employer could be subpoenaed for …

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Can a Divorce Ritual Help You Move On?

People have been known to handle a divorce in some strange ways. Check out these post-split rituals from around the world revealed by The Huffington Post. Could any of these help you recover from a divorce? In a Japanese temple, visitors can write breakup wishes on a piece of paper and flush them down the temple’s …

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Bouncing Back from a Divorce

Abandonment, excessive fighting, religious conflicts, irreconcilable differences and infidelity are all reasons couples divorce, and the list goes on. Whatever the reason, your life after divorce may become very challenging. You might feel lost, depressed, or insecure and it might be tough to be around friends in happy marriages.

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Summer Vacation: Great Family Bonding or Child Custody Nightmare?

It’s officially August and many families have been planning their vacation since the start of summer. A fun family trip in the heat of August can be a memorable bonding experience for many families, or it can be a child custody drama-filled horror. Summer trips can lead to fights with your ex about where and …

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Splitting the Marriage and the Business

When your spouse is also your business partner, a divorce will most likely complicate a few things in life. Celebrity designer Vera Wang and husband Arthur Becker are calling it quits, Women’s Wear Daily recently reported. It’s unclear whether either party has filed divorce papers. Wang and Becker were married in 1989 and have two …

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Divorce Advice for Co-Parents: How To Get Your Fair Share This Summer

You are divorced, you’ve “lost” your spouse (and babysitter!) and you’re dealing with kids at home during the summer (or at least living in your home for part of the time). Yes, it is a summer of no love and you aren’t loving it. How can you make sure you are getting your fair share …

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Divorce Advice for Women: Can You Talk Your Husband into Mediation?

You’ve heard the nightmarish divorce stories from your women friends. You already feel hurt and alone and you aren’t interested in any more arguing. And, you aren’t certain if your husband would be willing to consider a stress-free divorce via mediation. Here’s advice from a family law expert on how to avoid a divorce battle, …

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The Divorce Economy: What Wealthy Couples Need to Know about High Asset Divorce

With the steady recovery of the stock market, investment accounts roaring back to life and deferred compensation coming back, high-income individuals are again dividing assets instead of debts when it comes to divorce. Yes, in what is known as a “divorce economy,” homes, businesses, investments, vehicles and even cash must somehow all be divided. But …

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What Do you Do If Your Husband Cheats? A Smart Woman’s Guide to Divorce

Most women don’t want to face the facts when they discover their husband is cheating. What do you do first? And how do you not make a big mistake when you are in the middle of an emotionally-traumatic time? These divorce tips could pave the way to a smart divorce for those women who unfortunately …

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How Men Can Avoid Major Mistakes During and After Divorce

For many men, life after divorce is daunting and sometimes downright scary. The despair, loneliness and pain are often just too much to bear after a dreadful break up. So, what to do now that you’re feeling lost, lonely and perhaps forgotten? Do you consider yourself damaged goods and wonder who will want you or …

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Making Co-Parenting Work: What You Need to Know

For parents, thinking about divorce can bring stress and guilt because the emotional ramifications that can come from legal separation with children. How will the kids react? Will you damage them? And what will your life look like after divorce? Actually, making the decision to co-parent with your soon-to-be ex spouse could be one of …

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