Recent Blog Posts
Don’t Let Divorce Tank Your Credit Score
After a divorce, people are often surprised to learn that they no longer qualify for loans because they have an ex who has destroyed their credit rating. You can avoid that fate by taking matters into your own hands. Get Financially Organized While it’s always important to be fiscally aware, this is especially true… Read More »
Divorcees Need to be Schooled…in Parenting
If you are the parent of a minor child and are heading for a divorce, you probably already know that the process can be disruptive to the family, and especially for children. That’s why in Florida parents and any children between the ages of six and 17 are required to attend a divorce education… Read More »
Following Divorce is it Okay to Move in with Your Parents?
If divorce has left you wiped out on all fronts and the best option you have is to move back in with your parents until you can get back on your feet, you should know that the notion is not unprecedented. There are plenty of people who discover that they need some time to… Read More »
If Tragedy Puts Your Marriage on the Rocks
Couples who endure severe stress due to tragedy often struggle to stay grounded and connected. Whether it’s a natural disaster that destroys everything you own, having your child die in a horrible accident, or getting diagnosed with a life-altering illness, you and your spouse may be wrestling with feelings of anger, depression, guilt, and… Read More »
When You Can’t Afford a Divorce
Is your marriage becoming unbearably boring? Or maybe you are totally turned off by your spouse? Have things become violent, or do you fear for your safety and for the safety of your children? Whatever your situation, nothing is more exasperating than wanting to get out of a marriage and being unable to see… Read More »
The Four Horsemen of Divorce
Since about forty percent of marriages in America end in divorce, many are looking for the “magic bullet” that leads to a successful marriage. Two such researchers, Dr. Julie Gottman and her husband Dr. John Gottman, together founded the Gottman Institute to explore the issue. Their combined experience as psychologist/marriage researcher/therapist/led them to formulate… Read More »
Dealing with Sneaky Divorce Strategies
For anyone involved in a divorce from a partner who is angry and vindictive, there may be some ugly tactics ahead that could definitely make the coming weeks and months (hopefully not years) dismal. There are several crummy things that they could try in order to drag out the process and wear you down…. Read More »
When You Want a Quick Divorce
For anyone looking for a quick and simple divorce, you may be pleased to know that the process can be fairly swift under certain circumstances. Typically a divorce can range anywhere from a few months to a few years. What can you do to speed up the process? Uncontested Divorces Move More Quickly Obviously,… Read More »
Making the Announcement to Adult Children: You’re Getting Divorced
Are you wondering how to break the news to your adult children that you are getting divorced? It shouldn’t be too tough, right? They are adults, after all. Nonetheless, the fact is that many adults absolutely cannot comprehend the idea that their parents are splitting up! After being a constant for their whole lives—change… Read More »
Women Can Share the “Mental Load” of Co-Parenting After Divorce
It was only about 50 years ago that eighty percent of divorces led to moms having full-custody and dads scraping by with some weekends and holidays, while, of course, providing child support in the way of money to their ex-wives. But these days we’ve come to recognize that children need their dads, and not… Read More »
