Divorcing parties commonly want to know what they will be able to keep after a divorce. Pop culture news may give divorcees a false sense of entitlement (essentially that they automatically get "half" of the marital estate). While that may be true to a certain extent,...
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How to help kids through a stressful time of year
Let's face it, divorce is not an easy transition regardless of whether it comes out of the blue or you saw it coming a mile away. Indeed, there are some who can separate their emotions and can treat it as a business transaction, but countless others may have a tough...
Want to fast track your divorce? Avoid these 4 pitfalls
We have all read news stories about divorces that drag on for months or even years. This can lead people to expect that a long, drawn out process stands between them and a new chapter in life. However, it does not have to be this way. If you are considering divorce or...
3 reasons to consider a collaborative divorce
A "collaborative divorce" sounds like an oxymoron. You are ending a marriage, how can it be collaborative? Isn't your spouse now the enemy? The answer: they don't have to be. You were a team throughout your marriage, so consider working as a team through the divorce...
Tasteful ways to post about your split on social media
Indeed, many people who want to get divorced quickly, or do not wish to spend a fortune on their divorce, need guidance on whether to use social media, but the reality is that with so many people posting about important life milestones, they invariably will talk about...
Are mediation and collaborative divorce the same thing?
If you're currently in the throes of a divorce or separation, you might be struggling to quickly learn the new legal lingo, not to mention the laws that go along with it. This can be frustrating for some considering the fact that some terms are used synonymously with...
What a random act of kindness can do in a divorce
If there is one type of story that will make people feel better, it is a story about a random act of kindness. This could vary from a rich person putting a homeless person in a home at no charge, or a person saving an animal from a hot car. In the midst of a divorce,...
What men should think about while going through a divorce
If you are a man getting ready to divorce, you have probably found that there are few, if any, blog posts about the emotional issues that men go through during, or even after, a divorce. It may be because of the ingrained stereotype that men are not supposed to show...
Kids of divorced parents get stressed out too
For newly divorced parents, as well as those who are separated from their soon-to-be ex-spouses, the first week of summer vacation can be a stressful experience. It is a time to establish new routines and schedules, and it will be much different this summer because...
Three important tools for moving on from divorce
How important is forgiveness after a divorce? You may not think about it right now because of how angry, hurt and dismayed you may be, but forgiveness can be a powerful and effective antidote to the ills of divorce. As we have noted in a number of our posts, there is...
