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Are You Really Ready For a Divorce? (Or Are You Just Mad Right Now?) (pt 1)
Have you ever had a big fight with your spouse and thought, “This is it! I can’t deal with this crap anymore! I quit!” And then later, when you’ve both had time to cool down and apologize, you realize you actually love them very much and you’re glad you didn’t make any rash decisions in…
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Should I File for Divorce First, or Wait And Let my Spouse do it? (Pt 2)
Welcome back. In our previous article we introduced the subject of whether it’s better to file for divorce first, or let your spouse file before you. Many people believe they should get a jump on their spouses by filing first, and last time we discussed some of the reasons why people believe that. In this…
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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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What Actually Happens to Your Debt After You Get Divorced! (Pt 2)
Hi there. Welcome back to this look at what happens to your debt after you get divorced. As we mentioned in the previous article, there is no cut-and-dried explanation for how debt gets divided when a couple gets divorced. A lot has to do with who earned the money that was spent, how it was…
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What Actually Happens to Your Debt After You Get Divorced! (Pt 1)
For most people, when they think about what they need to address during a divorce, they tend to think about dividing up their stuff. Who gets the car? Who keeps the house? Who inherits the camper? But it’s amazing how few people think about their debts, and how a divorce means dividing those as well.…
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8 Tips For Parents Preparing For a Custody Battle (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us. We’ve been talking about the issue of custody, and how parents who are preparing to go to war over the issue of who gets the kids, should have a handbook full of pointers and tips to help them make good choices. But since there isn’t a how-to-survive-your-custody-battle handbook,…
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