Divorce is About the Rest of Your Life
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Navigating the Divorce Process: First Steps to a Smart Divorce
When considering divorce or separation, do you immediately feel like you’re stuck in a leaky financial boat that’s sinking fast? This can be a tricky and difficult time, but you can stop your ship from going under with smart financial decisions at the outset of the divorce process that can set you on a new …
How Do High-Conflict Divorces Affect Kids?
Tensions often dramatically increase when going through an extremely disagreeable divorce. Called high-conflict divorce in the legal community, these hotly contested breakups can cause children much emotional rage, resentment and pain. However, there are a number of ways to end the family uproar and come to a more peaceful resolution. No doubt, children pay a …
How Your Divorce Affects Your Friendships
If you’re thinking about getting a divorce, your head is most likely spinning with a million questions, but one question that often pops up is this: What impact will this have on my friends? Divorce often affects friendships in a way never imagined. Unfortunately, friends may take sides and this can be quite painful when …
