Category: Life After Divorce

  • Forgiveness – Why You Need It After a Divorce (Part 1)

      No, we’re not saying you’ve done something wrong that needs forgiving, in fact it’s exactly the opposite! The kind of forgiveness we’re talking about is the kind you offer to someone else. And if your first thought is, “You’re nuts! Have you ever met my ex? God himself wouldn’t forgive them!” then this article…

  • Living Together Even After The Divorce? Part Three

      Welcome back and thank you for joining us again for the wrap up on this discussion about living together after divorce. Due to the difficulties in our nation’s economy in recent years, a number of divorced couples have chosen to continue living together after their divorces. It’s called cohabitation after divorce. This isn’t because…

  • Living Together Even After The Divorce? Part Two

      Our struggling economy has placed a surprising number of divorced couples in a position where they are forced to live together after their divorces are finalized. Not because they want to, mind you. Simply because they have no other choice. Though while it’s no one’s ideal situation, there are ways to make it easier…

  • Living Together Even After The Divorce? Part One

      Our country’s economic situation has had far more of an effect on divorce than many people realize. Not only has the economy caused the destruction of a great many marriages, but it also affects how people go about their divorces. For example, there are people who, in the wake of a divorce, choose not…

  • Planning Life Cycle Events With Your Ex After Divorce

      Regardless of your culture or beliefs, milestones in the lives of your children, while sometimes stressful, are usually a source of great pride and joy. Bar Mitzvahs, sweet sixteen parties, college graduations, and weddings are major events to be celebrated and enjoyed together as a family. For divorced couples, however,  these events can be…

  • What Should You Do, Now That Your Divorce Is Final? (Part Two)

      Thank you for joining us again to discuss this list of things we highly recommend that you do after your divorce is final. We understand that divorce is an emotional and exhausting process, and many people come out feeling like they’ve been put through the wringer. You’re done and you just want to put…

  • What Should You Do, Now That Your Divorce Is Final? (Part One)

      Your divorce is finally over. The paperwork is all done, the assets are divided, the custody arrangements are finalized, the court visits are concluded. Whew! It was a long time coming, but you made it! Great job! You’re now officially free to move on with your new life. So, what should you do now?…

  • Planning To Marry Your Affair Partner? Not a Good Idea! (Part 3)

      Thank you for joining us again for this four part series on why affair partners often make for poor spousal choices. We get it – it seems so obvious! You have such a good time together and you seem such like a great match. Why wouldn’t it be a match made in heaven? Well,…

  • Planning To Marry Your Affair Partner? Not a Good Idea! (Part 2)

      In the previous introductory article, we introduced the subject of affair partners, and why they often don’t make good marital partners. Yes, we understand that you two have so much fun together and really seem to ‘get’ each other, but there is more to a marriage than good sex and fun times. If you…

  • Planning To Marry Your Affair Partner? Not a Good Idea! (Part 1)

      Why do people have affairs? Ask that question and the answers you’ll get will probably be more varied than pebbles on the Michigan shoreline. Some will tell you it’s the thrill of doing something illicit, others will argue for the need to be loved in a loveless marriage, while there are those who will…