Child Custody in Illinois: What You Must Know as a Mom
Every state has its own laws in dealing with divorce and child custody. As a mother, it’s important to understand your state’s child custody laws thoroughly. Understanding the state laws will help to ensure you know how the divorce process will impact your children and how best to be prepared. This article will outline the…
Read MoreHow Many Divorces Are Recorded Each Year and Other Curious Statistics
Did you know that yours (… if you go there) — and all divorces are recorded? As with many countries, the United States records a majority of its divorces. This means that the state stores the general information about your divorce, including the reason for the divorce, information about the people involved, the date of…
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 MoreGetting Help with Your Mind-Numbing Divorce Forms
For many women, filing for divorce is not only emotionally draining but mentally tiresome as well. Divorce forms are not created for the average person to understand. They are filled with legal lingo and unclear terms. Even smart, well-educated women find this paperwork baffling. These factors can make it feel nearly impossible to complete your…
Read MoreThe 13 Warning Signs of Divorce Women Ignore While Married
Sometimes they’re subtle, and sometimes they seem to smack us over the head with a mallet, but the warning signs of divorce may miss us simply because we’d prefer not to see them. There’s a host of reasons for turning that blind eye, from wanting to give a spouse the benefit of the doubt, being…
Read MoreHow a Cheating Spouse’s Behavior Impacts the Divorce
Divorce is hard enough on its own, but even more so when infidelity is involved. In these scenarios, emotions are bound to run high prompting many to wonder how a cheating spouse’s behavior impacts a divorce. This is normal, because divorce is not only a legal process, it’s also deeply personal. If your spouse has…
Read MoreThe One Thing You Should Never Say to Your Kids During Divorce
When going through a divorce, so many of us feel alone. No one understands us completely, and that includes ourselves. We struggle to find the words to describe and understand our experience. One particularly challenging discussion, leaving us grasping for the right words for sure, is the one we must have with our children. We…
Read MoreDivorce Rituals: Honoring Your Big Change
When struggling through a divorce, many women look down the road and envision their final divorce decree as their ultimate goal, the culminating prize, the fabled finish line that will signal they have done it: they survived the divorce marathon! It’s natural that this is the case, as so many steps are procedural with divorce.…
Read More25 Divorce Statistics and What They Mean for You as a Woman
No one wants to be connected to divorce statistics. Yet, here we are, seeking to get educated so we avoid some divorce statistics over others. We might feel alone in this “education” about divorce. But the fact is so many other women across the country and globe have gone through divorce, survived it, and moved…
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