Category: Divorce
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Should I File for Divorce First, or Wait And Let my Spouse do it? (Pt 1)
Many people, when they’re considering divorce, feel that they need to rush into the decision in order to get a jump on their spouse. “I wouldn’t want them to file first!” they think. But ask yourself, why do they think that? What reason would someone have for wanting to be the first one to file…
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How to Break The News to Your Kids About The Divorce (Pt 2)
Hey there. Welcome back and thanks for joining us again. We’ve been talking about how to break the news to your kids once you’ve decided to get divorced, and how challenging this conversation can be for parents. If your children are extremely young it’s unlikely they’ll remember life before the transition, and if they’re already…
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How to Break The News to Your Kids About The Divorce (Pt 1)
There is nothing about getting divorced that’s easy, or simple. Dividing up your stuff and arguing over who gets to keep what is hard. Fighting over custody of your kids is very difficult. Coming up with the money to pay for the whole thing is a challenge. And having to create a whole new life…
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Do Chronic and Terminal Illnesses Increase Your Chances of Getting Divorced? (Pt 2)
Hi there and welcome back. If you recall from the previous article on this rather touchy subject, we dived into the issues that come up when one spouse gets sick, and the other spouse is forced to carry a double load. As we mentioned before, in the case of chronic illnesses, we’re not talking about…
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Do Chronic and Terminal Illnesses Increase Your Chances of Getting Divorced? (Pt 1)
It sounds like a brutal subject. Because it is. People don’t like to talk about the fact that “in sickness and in health” usually means “in health, but once you get really sick I may not stick it out.” Why? Because it sounds awful, and there’s a lot of guilt attached to marriages that fail…
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Is The 50% Divorce Rate Statistic Really Accurate?
Ask around about the divorce rate in the U.S. right now and you’ll probably be told that more than half of all marriages end in divorce. It’s something that so many people have been saying for so long now, that everyone accepts it as truth. It’s like the belief that Napoleon was short, despite the…
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Toxic Co-Parenting: Heartbreaking Facts You Need To Know (Pt 2)
Welcome back. If you remember from our previous article, we’ve been discussing a subject that’s very difficult for many parents to talk about, especially if it’s actually something they deal with personally. However trying to co-parent with a toxic ex is like trying to plant seedlings in salt. Practically impossible. And yet you may be…
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A Beautiful, Terrible Thing: Surviving Marriage to a Narcissist (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us. We’ve been talking about narcissists and how surviving a marriage to one is almost like surviving a war. It can leave you shell shocked and traumatized, needing years of recovery time to get over the emotional and psychological abuse. In the previous article we shared a book with…
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A Beautiful, Terrible Thing: Surviving Marriage to a Narcissist (Pt 1)
If you have a summer reading list, then we have a book recommendation for you – A Beautiful, Terrible Thing: A Memoir of Marriage and Betrayal by Jen Waite. Write it down – right now – and read it as soon as you get a chance! Because if you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to…
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I Don’t Want Friend of The Court Involved in my Divorce! (Pt 1)
Friend of the Court (FOC) is an office in the Michigan court system that provides a wide range of services, particularly when it comes to issues like child support and custody. They are meant to provide a supporting role, primarily to the family court itself, as the “eyes and ears” of the court. For many…