In reporting this story I came across a number of people who chose not to take spousal they were entitled to. Here are their stories: “Asking for alimony would be like asking for a pension for a job I no longer did. It just didn’t seem fair.” Suzan French married at 18, soon after had…
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Protect finances in later-in-life divorce
When you’re over 50 and facing divorce from a long-term marriage, coming to a settlement agreement that will safeguard a comfortable financial future is complicated. “Till death do us part” isn’t the case for many Baby Boomers today. “Gray divorces” are occurring more than ever before – the rate for adults ages 50 and older…
Why Do So Few Men Get Alimony?
Of the 400,000 people in the United States receiving post-divorce spousal maintenance, just 3 percent were men, according to Census figures. Yet 40 percent of households are headed by female breadwinners — suggesting that hundreds of thousands of men are eligible for alimony, yet don’t receive it. The reason? Die-hard gender roles, a bitter fight…
5 ways to keep a divorce from being needlessly expensive
When Joanna Wilbur got divorced five years ago, she was able to keep her two story, four bedroom home with a wraparound porch in Fairfax County, Va. They had only purchased the home two years before deciding to go their separate ways, and Wilbur says she wasn’t yet ready to let it go. But in…
How to Get a Mortgage After a Divorce
Divorcing spouses face unique obstacles when they try to buy a new home. Even if you can afford it, trying to buy a new home before a divorce is finalized can mean a red flag for lenders. In a divorce, it’s bad enough that you’re losing someone you once loved or may still love. It’s…
What Do Marathons and Divorce Have in Common?
What do marathons and divorce have in common? They both go for miles and miles, and have have a long road to the finish line. Most who have been through a divorce will tell you that it is a marathon, not a sprint. In order to get to the finish line without collapsing, it is…
Immigration And Marriage: What Happens If You Marry Or Divorce A Foreign Spouse?
Hollywood movies have made it conventional wisdom that one way to speed through the red tape of immigration is to marry. This is true. Often, the marriage is one that is genuinely based on love and affection. Other times, not so much: Federal officials say the revelation by Oregon first lady Cylvia Hayes that she…
5 Reasons Why Alimony Should Be Reduced or Terminated if You’re Living With Someone
1. If you are living with someone else, your financial need has likely been reduced or eliminated, thereby reducing or eliminating your need for spousal support. 2. If you are living with someone else, accepting (or taking) spousal support is, in essence, double-dipping. 3. If you are living with someone else, while receiving spousal support,…
5 Questions You Need To Ask Before You Decide To Divorce
More than 50 percent of marriages end in divorce. Before you break your wedding vows and decide to be part of that statistic, Dr. Phil suggests you answer these five questions, which he calls his “Divorce Readiness Test”: 1. Have you done everything you can to save and rehabilitate your marriage? Have you exhausted all…
Divorce Hits Children In Higher-Income Families The Hardest, Study Says
As the divorce rate began to rise in the 1960s and level off in the early 1980s, the face of American families underwent major reconstruction, leaving individuals and psychologists alike wondering: How are the children faring? Well, aside from the rich ones, it seems the kids are alright. The new research, which came out of…
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