home featured
Best Advice on Getting Full Child Custody
When you are considering a divorce, one thing every mom thinks about is where her children are going to live. The thought of splitting custody with your Ex can be scary for many mothers. These are your children, and you want to spend as much time with them as possible. Depending on where you live…
Read MoreDivorce Counseling: Is it for You … or Both of You?
In the heart of considering a life-altering event like divorce, where emotions run high and certainty seems a distant memory, finding a grounding force is essential. For some, divorce counseling can provide an anchoring presence, not just as a form of guidance, but as a sanctuary for understanding what is and is not possible, and…
Read MoreAre Divorce Records Public?
Initiating the divorce process often compels people to revisit some of the most personal moments of their lives, laying bare intimate details before their soon-to-be ex-spouse, attorneys, potentially a judge, and sometimes a court reporter. Whether within the confines of a traditional courtroom or the virtual space of a Zoom room, the necessity to disclose…
Read MoreUpdating Your Will and Estate Plan After Divorce
Navigating a divorce is already a challenging endeavor, and updating your estate planning documents might be the last thing on your mind. However, revising these documents after or even during the divorce process is crucial for your protection. It is essential to ensure that your soon-to-be ex is not designated in your Will as the…
Read MoreThe Single Woman’s Guide to Surviving the Holidays
Well, single ladies, we’ve only got about 6 weeks to get ready for Christmas and 2 weeks for Thanksgiving. Since we’re flying solo, with kids or without, divorced or just solitary, it’s time to dive into the Single Woman’s Guide to Surviving the Holidays. Break out your Excel sheets, budget planners, and the Xanax. Oh,…
Read MoreHow to Survive Divorce When It Looks Hopeless
There’s a twilight period in life when hope seems like a forgotten concept, swallowed up in the dense fog of despair. Divorce – even the mere thought of it – can feel like walking a tightrope in that very twilight. It’s the precipice of losing what you had, the leaving of what you thought was…
Read MoreDating After Gray Divorce: Must-Knows for Thinking Women
We’ve followed our gut instinct, embraced the chaos, and gotten the divorce after decades of marriage. We’ve upended everything we knew and encountered many things we didn’t. Now, we’ve run smack into what many think might be the worst of the what-next: dating after gray divorce. Challenging the Notions of “Gray Dating” & Exploring the…
Read MoreBad Marriage: The Real Impact and What to Do About It
Good, bad, fantastic, toxic, perfect, insufferable. We are all guilty of tossing around descriptors as if our personal interpretations are facts. Descriptions of relationships are no different. New partners are somehow always “perfect” in the beginning. But then, fast forward years past “I do,” and those same can-do-no-wrong destiny-makers are suddenly bad marriage antagonists. As…
Read MoreLosing Your In-Laws in Divorce
The downsides of divorce can seem endless. Every gain has a counter-loss, often in ways you didn’t anticipate. Losing your in-laws in divorce can be one of those unexpected surprises. When you’re consumed with the must-do checklist of divorce, it’s natural to be focused on “just getting through it.” There will be collateral damage, to…
Read More