Category: Divorce
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Things Your Narcissistic Spouse Won’t be Able to Handle During The Divorce (Pt 1)
Getting a divorce is hard. That’s a fact even if the spouses parting ways are average, ordinary folks, with no “special circumstances” complicating their divorce process. But when your spouse is a narcissist your divorce is likely to be even more challenging than the average. Why? Because narcissistic people, by their very nature, complicate things.…
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Do Online Affairs Count as Cheating? (And Can They Lead to Divorce?)
If you recall, a couple of weeks ago we published an article about the Netflix Documentary ‘Life 2.0’ which follows several different people using the online gaming platform Second Life. One couple on the documentary were a couple who met online and had a sustained online affair before meeting in person to take their relationship…
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Divorce in Orthodox Jewish Communities: What to do When Your Faith Denies You a Divorce.
Divorce might be legal, and even commonplace, in the United States today, but that doesn’t mean it’s accepted in every community. Some communities – primarily religious ones – have very strict rules for their practitioners, and oftentimes, those rules forbid (or strongly discourage) getting divorced. This is true in certain Catholic communities, and also among…
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Back to School After Break For Newly Divorced Families Means a New Routine! (Pt 1)
Getting divorced means starting life over in so many ways. But for those of you out there with school-aged kids, a divorce changes almost everything about your parenting experience. Suddenly you’re doing this on your own, yet – assuming you’re sharing custody in some way – communication with your ex is more vital than ever…
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What Risk Factors Make Your Marriage More Likely to End in Divorce? (Pt 2)
Hi there and welcome back. If you recall from the previous post, we’ve been talking about the risk factors that increase a person’s chances of getting divorced, and how they might play a role in derailing your plans for a happily ever after. So far we’ve looked at a couple of really common ones –…
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It’s a Fresh New Year! Time For Change!… Or a Divorce?
Happy 2020! It’s a new year! In fact, it’s also a new decade, and people have been doing a lot of personal reflection and goal setting in the last few weeks. Social media is awash with people’s musings on how much has changed in the last few years, how much they have to be grateful…
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The Top Misconceptions People Have About Working With Divorce Lawyers (1)
One of the things that constantly surprises us when we meet with new clients, or even discuss progress on cases with existing clients, is the feedback we get about their expectations. Many people have mistaken ideas about what it will be like to work with a divorce lawyer, or unfounded expectations about how their lawyer…
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Tips For Surviving Your First Christmas After The Divorce. (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us. The subject of divorce and how it affects the holidays can be a painful one, especially for people who’ve recently become single, and those who will be spending the holidays without their kids for the first time. It can be really hard, and we understand that. But we…
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Tips For Surviving Your First Christmas After The Divorce. (Pt 1)
Divorce changes everything, including the holidays. For some people, those changes are a welcome breath of fresh air. But for others, it means the end of family, and the death of special holiday traditions that held so much meaning. If you fall into the latter camp, then you’re probably not looking forward to the holidays…
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Christmas: It’s a Holly, Jolly… Time to File For Divorce?
For many Michigan families, Christmas time means putting up the tree, watching beloved Christmas movies, and giving gifts to all your loved ones. And for many families, those things are simply part of the holiday magic. But not every family gets their fair share of magic Christmas sparkle, it seems. While the general idea is…