Going through a divorce is stressful enough without also feeling shut out of the family finances. If your spouse has always controlled the money and oversaw the bills, it is natural to feel anxious about what comes next. Many spouses in this situation worry about how...
Getting divorced is already stressful. If you and your spouse also own a business together, it can feel even harder. You are not only ending a relationship—you are also deciding what happens to the company, your income, and the people who work for you. Your Business...
Getting divorced is already stressful. If you and your spouse also own a business together, it can feel even harder. You are not only ending a relationship—you are also deciding what happens to the company, your income, and the people who work for you. Your Business...
If you own a house, then one of two scenarios is most likely. Either you sell it and put the proceeds into the property division pot. Or one of you keeps it and the value is computed into the overall division equation. Yet in some cases, neither of those is the best...
People get divorced for all sorts of reasons, and you often don’t need a reason at all. You don’t have to prove fault. You just have to claim you have irreconcilable differences and you want to dissolve the relationship. That said, you may find yourself wondering what...
Eventually, you will need to tell the children that you’re going to get divorced. This can be a difficult step to take as a parent. But once you and your spouse have made the decision, the kids do need to be in the loop – even if you don’t need to give them all of the...
Once you file for divorce, it’s important to keep an eye on any financial transactions. This includes your spouse’s spending habits. Long-term, of course, you’ll need to separate your financial accounts. You need to close down shared bank accounts and open up new...
There’s been a lot of renewed discussion and debate lately across the country around when life begins. Although the strongest debates have been around abortion, the issue of in vitro fertilization (IVF) has also come under some renewed scrutiny. In fact, IVF was...
Many people who get divorced will say that they made a mistake choosing their partner. This is often true with those who get married young. They may get divorced after just a few years, and they will acknowledge that they married the wrong person. With this...
You know that your job as a parent does not stop after a divorce and neither does your relationship with your co-parent. There are certain things you want for your child. Getting on the same page as your co-parent is going to be important as a result. For example, you...