• How To Prepare For Your Divorce in Michigan

      Making the decision to end your marriage, whether you and your spouse came to this conclusion together or you decided alone, is a very emotional choice. However, now that you’ve made the choice, you have a lot of work to do. But what work? What comes next? How do you get prepared for a…

  • Does Getting a Divorce Mean You Have To Lose Your Home? Pt. 2

    Welcome back and thanks for joining us again. In our previous post we talked about the difficulty of assigning a value to your home, and who to talk to in order to have your home evaluated. But now that you’ve had it done, you’ve got a number and you know the value of your house,…

  • Does Getting a Divorce Mean You Have To Lose Your Home? Pt. 1

      For a great many Michiganians, getting married, buying a home, and having kids is a major part of the American dream. But what do you do when it all falls apart on you? When that dream becomes a nightmare? Should you lose everything because one thing doesn’t survive the test of time? Or is…

  • Narcissism Part Four: Co-parenting With a Narcissist

      Welcome back to the final wrap-up of our four-part series on narcissism and divorce. Having talked about what divorcing a narcissist is like, we’d like to finish this with a few pointers about co-parenting with a narcissist. Which means we’ve left the hardest part for last. Why? Because if you thought divorcing a narcissist…

  • Narcissism Part Three: Divorcing a Narcissist (continued…)

      Thanks for joining us once again. We’ve been discussing narcissism and how it can affect divorce. In the previous post we looked at a few facts about narcissists that you would need to be aware of, going into a divorce. Moving on we’re going to be sharing some advice with you from someone who…

  • Narcissism Part Two: Divorcing a Narcissist

      Welcome back and thanks for joining us for the next installment in our series on narcissism and how that can affect a divorce. In our previous post we discussed what exactly narcissism is, and how it differs from general selfishness. In these next few articles we’d like to look at what divorcing a narcissist…

  • Narcissism Part One: What It Is And How To Recognize It

      We get a lot of calls from people who are considering a divorce because they believe their spouse is a narcissist. This makes for a potentially complicated situation, as divorcing a narcissist comes with its own unique set of problems. With that in mind, we’d like to spend a little time discussing narcissism, what…

  • What Is a MidLife Crisis? And Does It Always End in Divorce? (Part 2)

      Welcome back, and thanks for joining us for this discussion on the midlife crisis, and whether or not it always leads to divorce. In the previous article, we talked about what the stereotypical midlife crisis looked like, and what mental health health professionals are saying about what really triggers one. (Transition, not crisis, remember?)…

  • What Is a MidLife Crisis? And Does It Always End in Divorce? (Part 1)

      We’ve all seen it – the Hollywood depiction of a stereotypical midlife crisis. First the snazzy new sports car. Then the irrevocable impulsive acts, like quitting a job and getting a strange tattoo. And finally, the dumping of a spouse you’ve been married to for decades, and replacing them with a much younger partner.…

  • How Soon After a Divorce Should You Start Dating Again?

      Many people believe that it’s “proper” to wait a certain period of time after your divorce is final before you enter the dating game again. Why? Because rushing is often considered “desperate” or viewed as emotionally unhealthy. In truth, there are convincing arguments for both sides of this issue – waiting and not waiting.…