As we continue to explore the process of becoming divorced, it is important to practice thoughtful “announcements” of this new phase of your life. While your personal business is just that – personal – this divorce will affect a lot of people. Family and friends will be concerned for your well-being, as well as have questions […]
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4 Steps to Take If You Become Involved in a Domestic Violence Incident
If you are involved in a legitimate domestic violence incident, there are things you need to do to avoid any misconception that your claims may be false.
A Guide to Seeking a Name Change After Divorce or Marriage in California
Los Angeles courts and California as a whole provide a number of ways to legally change your name when seeking a name change. Here’s what you should know.
Friends After Divorce: How to Deal with Changes to Your Social Circle
While it’s difficult to lose in-laws, relatives, and friends after divorce, there are things you can do to expand your social circle.
Is Your Emotional IQ Tank Running on Empty?
What is emotional IQ? And is your “emotional tank” is closer to empty than to full?
5 Practical Tips to Help You Turn the Page After a Divorce
For most people, divorce is a loss that is followed by months of grief and, in some cases, even emotional trauma. Dealing with the pain of separating from someone you once deeply cared for can never be easy. Whether it was you or your ex-spouse who decided to end the relationship, the decision can turn […]
4 Common Divorce Regrets – and How to Avoid Them
While a divorce can greatly affect you emotionally, it can also impact you financially. As you go through the divorce process, remember that the decisions you make now will have long-term effects on your future. As a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA), I’ve seen people make numerous mistakes as they went through a divorce, especially when […]
Dissipation of Assets in Divorce: What You Need to Know
Divorce is a time of great distrust of between spouses. Such distrust is most likely at the root of the many possible reasons for the divorce. If money seems to be disappearing, either during the marriage or since the initiation of the divorce, it is possible that there is spending that qualifies as dissipation. What […]
4 Tips for Successful Grandparenting After Divorce
My youngest son just turned 15. This has brought to my mind a story from shortly after I had adopted my children. My ex-husband and I adopted our children in March of 2005, following a six-month foster care placement for the kids. We had to move the date because my grandfather died, and that meant […]
Best Advice for Divorce Recovery: Turn Off The News!
You’re meditating. You’re exercising. You’ve got a coach. Still, there’s a knot in your belly most of the time. What’s bringing you down? Most likely, it’s your own brain working against you. Here’s the thing: Your brain can’t discern good news from bad. It takes it all in, chaff and grain together, and whatever you […]
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