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  • When is The Right Time to Introduce Your Kids to Your New Partner? (Part 1)

      For many people, just the thought of entering the dating scene again after a divorce is terrifying. And that’s without the issue of having to introduce a new partner to your children. As if dating isn’t hard enough all on it’s own, now you have to consider whether or not your kids will get…

  • The Top Six Reasons You Should Settle And Avoid Divorce Court!

      There are many good reasons to take your divorce to court, and many circumstances where it’s pretty much unavoidable. But if we’re going to be entirely honest with ourselves here, there are just as many situations where divorcing couples would be better off settling out of court. Gasp! Is that a lawyer suggesting you…

  • Simple Tips For Lowering The Cost of Your Divorce

      Hiring an attorney to represent you during your divorce can eliminate unnecessary errors, save you tons of stress, and reduce your workload. But it isn’t cheap! Attorneys offer very specialized skills, and bring the benefit of experience to the table, which means that they charge a pretty penny for what they offer. However, while…

  • Luggage or Baggage? What Have You “Packed” For Your Marriage? (Part 2)

      Welcome back. We’ve been talking about the differences between luggage and baggage, as metaphors for what you bring into your marriage. Refresher course: luggage would be good listening skills, kindness, patience and respect, while ‘baggage’ is a rotten temper, meanness, being overly critical, and nagging.   As we pointed out in the previous article,…

  • Luggage or Baggage? What Have You “Packed” For Your Marriage? (Part 1)

      Some people will tell you that the difference between luggage and baggage is a cultural one – the British take luggage on their holidays, while Americans on vacation collect their bags at the baggage claim. And they’d be right. But for this article we’re addressing a more metaphorical type of carry-on – the kind…

  • Does Divorce Court Divide Only Assets, or Debts as Well?

      When you hear about your friend or co- worker’s divorce, chances are they talk about how much child support is being paid, or what they got to keep versus what their ex hung onto. Why? Because things like alimony and child support payments, custody agreements and how assets are divided are common divorce talk.…

  • Are You Doing The Right Thing For Your Kids by Staying Unhappily Married? (Part 2)

      Thanks for joining us again for this discussion on whether it’s better to stay married, even if you’re unhappy, for your kid’s benefit. As we noted in the previous article, studies have shown that kids who grow up in stable and loving two parent homes tend to fare better in life than kids from…

  • Are You Doing The Right Thing For Your Kids by Staying Unhappily Married? (Part 1)

    So you and your spouse fight all the time. You can’t seem to have more than a three minute conversation before it dissolves into an argument. In fact, you seem to trigger each other all the time. And now you don’t even want to spent time together anymore. And who could blame you? If every…

  • What Do I Do If My Ex Won’t Pay Their Court Ordered Debt?

      We just talked about the fact that the Michigan Family court divided both assets and debts when a couple gets divorced. Which brings us to the issue of debt, and what happens after the court has assigned a marital debt to one of the spouses during the divorce. What happens if an important debt…

  • Social Security and Divorce: Important Facts About Eligibility

      Getting older can bring a host of challenges, as certain parts of life get harder. But there are some things that we as Americans do have to look forward to (besides retirement and grandchildren), and that’s social security benefits. Retiring means a decrease in your income, and with the possibility of mounting medical bills…