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  • Special Considerations For Special Needs Kids During Divorce. Part Two: Emotional Concerns

      As we discussed in part one of this article, caring for a child with special needs is already a job that requires an enormous amount of forbearance, love and tenacity. Consider then, if this task can take a lot out of a strong, intact family, how much more difficult it must be for a…

  • Special Considerations For Special Needs Kids During A Divorce. Part One: Financial Concerns

    Caring for a special needs child requires a phenomenal amount of patience and dedication, not to mention the added expenses incurred. Even the strongest families can, and do, struggle when faced with the care of a special needs child. Consider then, how much more stressful and overwhelming this situation can be for the parents of…

  • Planning Life Cycle Events With Your Ex After Divorce

      Regardless of your culture or beliefs, milestones in the lives of your children, while sometimes stressful, are usually a source of great pride and joy. Bar Mitzvahs, sweet sixteen parties, college graduations, and weddings are major events to be celebrated and enjoyed together as a family. For divorced couples, however,  these events can be…

  • The Emotional Stages Of Divorce

      The end of a marriage is a traumatic and emotionally turbulent time. This is often compounded by the fact that both partners are not always in the same place emotionally during the process. The initiator will often feel conflicting emotions, ranging from relief and sorrow to resentment and guilt. The receiver, on the other…

  • Marriage Alternatives – What Are Your Options? (Part Two)

      Welcome back. In the previous article we looked at the first two alternatives available to couples who choose not to get married. Sometimes this is because there doesn’t seem to be a good reason for the expense and stress of a wedding. Other times it’s because current divorce stats are so disheartening and people…

  • Marriage Alternatives – What Are Your Options? (Part One)

      There are a number of reasons for why people choose not to get married. Everything from “we just don’t see the point, it won’t change anything”, to “that’s a level of commitment that we’re just not ready for yet.” For some, it’s the fear of divorce that keeps them from saying ‘I do’. Regardless…

  • Marriage Statistics – Truth is Even Scarier Than Fiction!

      In the words of Mark Twain, “Truth is scarier than fiction,” and in the case of marriage today, this quote certainly applies. It’s common knowledge that the divorce rate has been slowly rising for years, but that is only one of several surprising and rather disheartening facts about marriage in this day and age.…

  • Stashing The Goodies Before The Split – Why Hiding Assets Before a Divorce Is a Bad Idea!

      One temptation that many people face when contemplating a divorce, is the desire to stash something away so that you won’t be forced to split it with your spouse. This can be especially enticing if you’re angry with your spouse. What better way to get back at them, than by reducing their portion? Alternatively,…

  • Happily Ever After And Other Myths About Marriage

      In almost every Disney movie, whose plot centers around a beautiful princess falling madly in love with a prince she met only moments before, the entire movie tends to deal with the events that lead up to the wedding day. After a few magical sing-a-longs (usually accompanied by blue-birds and mice in tiny clothing)…

  • What To Do With Your Home Now That You’re Divorcing?

      As the largest asset that most Michigan couples own, a home can be a source of great pride and a wonderful financial investment in your future during a marriage. That is, until the marriage doesn’t work out. As soon as divorce enters the picture, all of that changes. Suddenly, what was a blessing can…