Posts Tagged ‘women and divorce’
How to Hire A Divorce Lawyer (The Right One for You)
Whether you’re contemplating getting a divorce or ready to act, your first step is NOT to make any immediate decisions but to get educated on what the divorce process looks like and how to hire a divorce lawyer. You have choices, and you need to understand what they are. Divorce laws can change quite a…
Read MoreContemplating Divorce Can Keep You Spinning
Recently, when I was unpacking boxes and settling into my new house, I came across something that seemed to speak to me from a different lifetime. It was my old journal, written years ago, during the months leading up to my decision to get divorced: “I feel as if I am living in the twilight…
Read MoreWhen Do You Sell Your Wedding Ring? And How?
Frustrated … or ecstatically done? Maybe you are strapped and desperate for cash? No matter the scenario, you are in good company if you are wondering, “When …how …. where do I sell my wedding ring?” There might be an urgency to your question. You are probably yearning to put the past behind you … TO…
Read MoreShould You Keep the House During Divorce?
Should you keep the house during (and after?) the divorce? Well, it’s not just about the house, is it? There is no way you’re letting go of the car, the jewelry, the investments, your pension, your hard-earned income, or the Baccarat crystal goblets either. And you’re pretty adamant your divorce attorney will agree. Unfortunately, the…
Read MoreSAS Survey: Is the Current Political Climate Impacting Divorce for Women?
Are you feeling it, too? A study published by the American Psychological Association in mid-February (2017) has found that two thirds of all Americans feel anxiety over the future of the country. The analysis, called “Stress in America,” also discovered 57 percent of the nation reported that politics were either somewhat or a very significant…
Read MoreHow to Tell Your Kids You are Getting Divorced
Have you been worried about how to tell your kids you are getting divorced for a long time now? Did you stay in the marriage much longer than you wanted, because you were so frightened of what the news or changes might do to them? Have you put off telling them anything because you just don’t know what…
Read MoreWait, What? Yep, Women Pay Alimony, Too
Is your soon-to-be ex-husband asking for alimony or spousal maintenance? Actually, you are not alone, women pay alimony, too. Official and current statistics don’t exist, but in my experience and in an informal survey of attorneys and mediators in my circle, it’s not only happening but in fact, women who will have to pay alimony is on…
Read MoreDivorce Coaching: The Female Take
Read excerpts from SAS Cofounder and Divorce Coach Kimberly Mishkin’s interview on “Women’s Rights in the Workplace” (Progressive Radio Network, January 2015) as she discusses the ideas behind SAS for Women®, the specific needs women have facing divorce, and the unusual role of divorce coaching with PRN.com hosts Jack Tuckner and Deborah O’Rell. To listen…
Read MoreDivorce Recovery: An Exercise Before Dating
You were not expecting this so soon, but here you stand, transfixed, in the doorway of a dimly lit cafe, your throat closing up and your chest tightening, watching a man who looks quite similar to his profile pictures. Could he be “The One” you wonder? You’ve had a tantalizing preamble of just the right amount…
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