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Divorce
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.
Divorce vs. Separation: Which One Is for You?
In marriage and divorce, there is no “one size fits all.” I have had cases over the years where couples have lived like ships passing in the night for many years. They will have little or no communication and no intimacy for years. Every situation is different. I often have people come in to ask […]
6 Ways to Get Ready for Commitment or Marriage
Over the last 50 years, there has been a quiet shift in the landscape of family life in America. Approximately 50% of adults over age 18 marry; this number is compared to 72% in 1960, according to The Pew Research Center. The medium age at first marriage has never been higher for brides (26.5 years) and […]
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 […]
New Role of Prenuptial Agreements & Determining Embryonic Custody
Prenuptial agreements are changing with the modern world, which is why many couples now address more cutting-edge issues like embryonic custody.
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 […]
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