A client recently expressed her frustration over co-parenting with her ex-spouse. Managing summers, choosing extra-curricular activities and figuring out the best food to feed your children are just a few issues that can become an uphill battle for many parents in a divorce. For the lucky ones, co-parenting may come easily especially if the divorce…
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People don’t want to think that an accident or illness would prevent them from saying what they want — or don’t want — when it comes to their future medical care. We tell ourselves: I have plenty of time to take care of those things later … if I get sick … when I’m older.…
Don’t let divorce wreck your finances
“The money you’d put away to fund retirement together now has to cover two separate retirements,” says New York City financial planner Dawn Brown. “This will be more expensive because it requires running two households.” Meanwhile, for many of the newly single, living costs rise relative to income, while discretionary spending remains the same —…
10 Things All Divorcing Parents Should Say To Their Kids
Divorce is undeniably a tumultuous experience for any couple, regardless of how amicable the dissolution may be. It is very easy to get caught up in our own roller coaster of emotions, as well as with the challenges of navigating the divorce process itself. It is important to remember there are innocent bystanders sitting on…
Divorce financial planning: 8 tips to get what you need in a divorce
What should you do if you are in the middle of a divorce but feel at the end of your rope? When you simply can’t take another day of nasty texts with your spouse or another day in mediation, it may seem like there is no end in sight. As a divorce financial adviser, I’ve…
Massachusetts Bill Could Ban Sex During Divorce
Looking to get back into the dating pool or lose yourself in the throes of passion? If you’re in the midst of a divorce and living with children in Massachusetts, dating or having sex at home could soon be banned until all divorce proceedings are finalized, pending the passage of a new bill. In order…
Divorce Sucks and Life Goes On
When you hurt beyond hurt. And it feels like your heart has shattered into a thousand tiny pieces. The dream of your life obliterated when you found out he’d been sleeping with someone else. You curl up on the floor, knees pulled inside your chest, tears spilling down your face. How easier it would be…
Grieving the gray divorce
As divorce rates among adults 50 and older continue to hit an all-time high, adult children of long-time married couples can find themselves shocked when their folks announce they’re splitting — and find themselves grieving with few places to turn. People, including the adult kids themselves, often assume “parental divorce won’t hurt an adult child,”…
How Social Networking Can Be Used Against People in Family Law Cases
Some of the most popular places on the Internet are “social networking sites.” It is easy for people to create their own pages and add personal information. Sharing your pages or passing interesting or humorous pages you come across to others can be great fun. It can also become a serious problem if your stories,…
Who Gets the Dog in a Divorce
Dog trainer and walker Adina MacRae says that when she got divorced five years ago, “there was never a debate over who was going to get the dog. My dog wouldn’t even leave the property with my ex-partner.” But dog custody for separating couples is not always so clear-cut. “I’ve seen many couples for whom…
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