Category: Divorce
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Separating Your Life From Your Spouse’s in Preparation For Divorce
For many people, when they envision getting a divorce, they imagine being free from their spouse and the trouble they’ve caused. Whether it’s a lazy spouse who doesn’t help around the house, or a cheating spouse who can’t keep their pants on, divorce will offer a fresh start. A chance to walk away from…
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World of ‘Cheatercraft’: How Online Games Can Lead to Online Affairs
Online games allow people to live, albeit temporarily, in a make-believe world where they can be and do anything they please without repercussions. Sort of. Since like it or not, there are sometimes unexpected repercussions. Out here in the real world, that is. Why? Because relationships that develop with others sharing your online fantasy…
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How to Survive Your First Christmas After a Divorce (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us. As we get closer to the holidays, we get more and more calls from parents considering divorce, who aren’t sure how the holidays will be impacted by the breakup of their families. We also talk with many clients who are in the midst of divorces and concerned about…
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What Do You Do With Wedding Gifts When You Get Divorced?
The issue of wedding gifts can be a bit tricky when you’re getting divorced. Who they came from, whom they’re sentimental to, and even how long you’ve been married all play a role in how they should be dealt with. Why? Because dividing up your assets is really hard, but can be even trickier…
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How To Prepare For Your Divorce in Michigan
Making the decision to end your marriage, whether you and your spouse came to this conclusion together or you decided alone, is a very emotional choice. However, now that you’ve made the choice, you have a lot of work to do. But what work? What comes next? How do you get prepared for a…
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Narcissism Part Three: Divorcing a Narcissist (continued…)
Thanks for joining us once again. We’ve been discussing narcissism and how it can affect divorce. In the previous post we looked at a few facts about narcissists that you would need to be aware of, going into a divorce. Moving on we’re going to be sharing some advice with you from someone who…
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Narcissism Part Two: Divorcing a Narcissist
Welcome back and thanks for joining us for the next installment in our series on narcissism and how that can affect a divorce. In our previous post we discussed what exactly narcissism is, and how it differs from general selfishness. In these next few articles we’d like to look at what divorcing a narcissist…
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What Is a MidLife Crisis? And Does It Always End in Divorce? (Part 2)
Welcome back, and thanks for joining us for this discussion on the midlife crisis, and whether or not it always leads to divorce. In the previous article, we talked about what the stereotypical midlife crisis looked like, and what mental health health professionals are saying about what really triggers one. (Transition, not crisis, remember?)…
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Tinsel, Lights, Presents, and … Divorce?
For many Michigan families, Christmas travel means sunshine and day trips to Disney. For others, visiting family and winter sports like skiing are at the top of the holiday vacation list. A welcome break from routine, full of relaxation and enjoyment. Or is it? Research suggests this may not be an accurate reflection of…
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Did You Know This About Divorce in Michigan?
Divorce rates in Michigan are, surprisingly, lower than in the rest of the United States as a whole. Then again, so are the marriage rates. Over the last ten years or so, Michigan has seen a steady decline in both it’s marriage and divorce rates. This has raised some interesting speculation as to why.…