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Advice from a Divorce Attorney: How NOT to Use Social Media During Divorce
During a divorce, you should not post to social media in the same manner as you used to, that is, prior to beginning the divorce process. This is especially true during a contentious divorce. The old adage that “pictures speak a thousand words” should become your new gospel. Remember that all the pictures and videos…
Read MoreHow to Understand Illiquid Assets in Divorce: Businesses, Shares, Property, and Pensions
A song called: Grounds For Divorce” has one line that goes: “There’s a Chinese cigarette case, and the rest you can keep.” It colorfully illustrates that when it comes to dividing assets with your Ex, some things are relatively straightforward and can be settled easily. However, other assets are a little more complicated, and possibly…
Read MoreWhat Are You Telling Yourself After the Affair Has Ended?
It’s happened. Your soul mate, the love of your life, your reason for breathing, has left you, and there’s no oxygen. You thought what you had together was your destiny. Your galaxy. And I am not talking about your marriage. I’m talking about you, in the wake of your lover leaving you. What do you…
Read MoreDo Stay-at-Home Moms Get Alimony?
Complications always arise in divorce and money negotiations. If you’re one of the 25% of American mothers staying home to raise a family, the financial implications of a split become more complex. Stay-at-home moms will have to plan their financial futures accordingly. If you didn’t have an iron-clad prenuptial agreement in place when you married,…
Read More7 Must-Knows When Divorcing a Narcissist
If you’ve been with a narcissist, you know the pain and self-doubt you used to feel, which is one of their tools—to make you feel like you are imagining things. You watch them in action, the charisma or showmanship that still dazzles others, but you recognize it for the con game you’ve now learned it…
Read MoreWhat are the COVID Divorce Statistics?
Divorce statistics in the US are nothing to make the marriage industry proud. Despite a significant decrease in recent years (most likely because more couples are waiting to marry), divorce still lurks as a postscript to marriage vows. An iffy chance of success, with even worse odds for successive marriages, casts a dim light on…
Read MoreDivorce and Friendships: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Divorce and friendships can be a tricky thing. Divorce brings out the best and the worst in people, yes, but they don’t make it clear enough that this truth applies to not only you and your partner but the people who make up your world—your colleagues, family members, and friends. Divorce makes people curious: what…
Read MoreWhat Not to Do During Divorce: 7 Must Knows
Divorce, like a marriage, takes mapping and maneuvering. There’s a lot of good common sense advice out there about what to do and what not to do during divorce. But as a writer who is forever curious, I sometimes find the don’ts a more appealing research subject. Divorce is a regular occurrence in the US,…
Read MoreWhat Divorce Does to a Woman: You and Your Money
The chances are fairly good that if you are a woman with school-age children and you are looking at getting divorced, you are facing a drain on your financial resources with no fast recovery in sight. While marriage generally has a positive effect on financial health—due in part to tax incentives and thousands of laws…
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