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Is The 50% Divorce Rate Statistic Really Accurate?
Ask around about the divorce rate in the U.S. right now and you’ll probably be told that more than half of all marriages end in divorce. It’s something that so many people have been saying for so long now, that everyone accepts it as truth. It’s like the belief that Napoleon was short, despite the…
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When Can I Stop Paying Child Support in Michigan?
In most cases, when parents get divorced, they have to work out a custody agreement to determine which parent gets to spend time with their children and when. But visitation and custody are only a portion of the decisions that need to be made – another one is child support. And this one is almost…
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Toxic Co-Parenting: Heartbreaking Facts You Need To Know (Pt 4)
Thanks for joining us again for the wrap up of this discussion on co-parenting with a toxic ex If you’re just finding this series now we recommend you take a couple of minutes and get caught up so you don’t miss any of our important tips and pointers… And now that you’re back, we can…
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Toxic Co-Parenting: Heartbreaking Facts You Need To Know (Pt 3)
Welcome back. We’ve been talking about the issue of toxic parenting, and how very hard it is to co-parent with a toxic ex. And if you’re curious, a toxic person usually refers to a person with narcissistic tendencies, but can also mean an ex who is just so manipulative, poisonous and conflict driven that they…
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Toxic Co-Parenting: Heartbreaking Facts You Need To Know (Pt 2)
Welcome back. If you remember from our previous article, we’ve been discussing a subject that’s very difficult for many parents to talk about, especially if it’s actually something they deal with personally. However trying to co-parent with a toxic ex is like trying to plant seedlings in salt. Practically impossible. And yet you may be…
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Toxic Co-Parenting: Heartbreaking Facts You Need To Know (Pt 1)
Being married to a narcissist, or a “toxic” person, is devastating. But trying to co-parent with one is the equivalent of trying to smuggle snowballs through the Sahara desert in your pockets – It simply can’t be done. Yes, we know, this sounds melodramatic and ridiculous, but the truth is exactly that: co-parenting with a…
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Am I Going to Have to Pay my Spouse’s Debts After we Get Divorced? (Pt 2)
Hi there. We’re glad you could join us again for this discussion on marital debts, and who gets stuck paying what when the time comes to pull the plug. As we mentioned in the previous article, who accrued the debt is important to the court when figuring out who to assign it to, but why…
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Am I Going to Have to Pay My Spouse’s Debts After we Get Divorced? (Pt 1)
When people get divorced, the issue of money is usually one of the first things to come up. Questions like, “Will I get to keep my money?” and “Am I going to have to share my retirement account?” are things we hear often. But one that comes up almost every time has to do with…
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A Beautiful, Terrible Thing: Surviving Marriage to a Narcissist (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us. We’ve been talking about narcissists and how surviving a marriage to one is almost like surviving a war. It can leave you shell shocked and traumatized, needing years of recovery time to get over the emotional and psychological abuse. In the previous article we shared a book with…
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A Beautiful, Terrible Thing: Surviving Marriage to a Narcissist (Pt 1)
If you have a summer reading list, then we have a book recommendation for you – A Beautiful, Terrible Thing: A Memoir of Marriage and Betrayal by Jen Waite. Write it down – right now – and read it as soon as you get a chance! Because if you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to…