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  • Which Year of Marriage is The Most Likely to End in Divorce?

    There are loads of reasons why people get divorced. Everything from the most obvious reasons, like affairs and money issues, to those personal particulars, that no one saw coming, like loading the dishwasher the “wrong way” and voting for the wrong politician in the elections. So far, there’s been no particular formula that marriage experts…

  • How to Compromise in Your Post-Divorce Co-Parenting (Pt 2)

    Compromise is important if you’re going to keep your kid’s best interests at heart Welcome back and thanks for joining us again for this discussion on co-parenting, and how to compromise (which we know can be incredibly hard!). In the previous article we looked at our first three tips on how to achieve compromise when…

  • How to Compromise in Your Post-Divorce Co-Parenting (Pt 1)

    For most parents, the act of raising children is nothing but an endless string of compromises anyway. The majority of couples don’t agree on every aspect of parenting anyway, so they’re forced to compromise in some form or another. For some, this disparity in ideals about how children should be raised is a major sore…

  • Divorce is Divorce, Regardless of Your Spouse’s Gender!

    If you’re a heterosexual person and you’re reading this, then we’d like to ask you to stop for a moment and consider something. When you introduce yourself to new people, do you ever stop to wonder if they think you might be straight? Probably not. In fact, your sexuality (and your spouse’s gender) probably doesn’t…

  • Are Gay Couples More Likely to Get Divorced?

    In the wake of the Supreme Court’s historic decision to legalize gay marriage in the United States, there was an enormous rush to tie the knot among gay couples. A study done by UCLA reveals that almost “50,000 of the 64,000 gay couples in the US got married” in the few short years that followed…

  • Why Abused Spouses go Back to Their Abusers (Pt 2)

    Welcome back and thanks for joining us for this discussion about abusive marriages, and why it can be so hard to leave an abusive partner. Many people who have never been in an abusive relationship don’t understand why victims don’t just leave and file for divorce. It can seem like such a simple solution. And…

  • Why Abused Spouses go Back to Their Abusers (Pt 1)

    It’s a question that countless people have asked, more times than you can imagine – why would you stay with someone who hurts you? And even more confusing, why would you go back to someone who abuses you, after you finally got free? To people who’ve never been in an abusive relationship, it simply doesn’t…

  • Attending a Loved Ones’ Wedding During Your Own Divorce.

    You know the saying: Life goes on. Which is so true, but often so hard to internalize during times of great change and upheaval. We all know the world doesn’t actually come to a screeching halt during your divorce, it just feels like it. So what do you do when your marriage is falling apart…

  • Does it Count as “Abandonment” if I Move Out Before The Divorce is Final?

    Just last week we talked about whether or not you can change the locks in your home when your spouse moves out before the divorce. It can be a tricky subject, and one that needs the input of a skilled divorce attorney, because there are a few legal landmines down that path you’ll need to…

  • The Facts About Claims of Abuse And Violence During Divorces in Michigan! (2)

    Welcome back and thanks for joining us. We know this is a difficult topic, and can be triggering for many people, but we also know it’s important to be honest about the facts. As we mentioned in the previous article, many allegations of domestic assault are made against men, and a surprising number of these…