Tag: Divorce in Michigan
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Survivor’s #Blindside – How It Applies To Your Divorce (Part 1)
With CBS’s Survivor ending in just a few days, we thought we’d take one of our favorite survivor hashtags and apply it to the world we deal with on a daily basis. Not sure which one we’re talking about? Oh, come on – it’s the one everyone loves! #blindside! Except when you’re talking about…
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Asset Division During Divorce – Who Gets What?
The division of assets is often one of the most difficult hurdles to overcome during a divorce. In fact, it is often the issue (besides child custody) that causes the most fighting and finger pointing between couples who are parting ways. Some couples are able to agree between themselves on who gets what when…
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Do Women Struggle More in Retirement After a Divorce?
Although the “wealthy divorcee” myth still persists in society today, many people are aware of the fact that women don’t usually waltz away from divorce court with a wheel barrow full of their newly acquired millions. However, it appears that there is a wide discrepancy between the average person’s understanding of how divorce impacts…
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10 Warning Signs Your Marriage May Fail (Part One)
Many mental health experts and relationship counselors claim that they can tell if a marriage will end up on the rocks long before it gets there. But how? Are there tell-tale signs one can look out for? Red flags that could serve as an early warning system that something is amiss? Apparently there are. We…
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What You Need To Know About Car Insurance and Divorce
When dealing their finances during a divorce, couples often spend a great deal of time thinking about how to split their saving accounts and credit card debt, but very little time considering their insurance policies. While health insurance, life insurance and homeowner’s insurance are all affected by a divorce, today we would like to talk…
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Divorce Isn’t Easy! A Few Tips on Reducing Stress During During The Process 2
In the previous article we talked about the three main items that people often neglect during stressful divorces – exercise, diet, and sleep. However, while these are some of the most important items to pay attention to when discussing how to cope with a stressful divorce, they aren’t the only ones. In addition…
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Divorce Isn’t Easy! A Few Tips on Reducing Stress During During The Process 1
Stress. Just the word can make your blood pressure go up. But science has proven that stress isn’t always a bad thing. In emergency situations your body’s stress response can actually save your life. In small doses, it can even help a person to perform under pressure and meet difficult challenges. But too much…
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The Five Stages Of Grief After Divorce
When renowned Swiss-American psychologist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross published her ground-breaking book On Death and Dying in 1969, she had no idea that her theory would later be applied to many other forms of loss. However, since it’s introduction, people have recognized that after people have lost something important in life, they typically process that loss…
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10 Financial Issues To Consider During Divorce (Part 3)
Thanks for joining us again for this three part discussion on how to deal with your assets during a contentious divorce. We have already looked at the first six items on our list during parts one and two, now we’re going to wrap this up with the last four items. However, before we start, we…
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10 Financial Issues To Consider During Divorce (Part 2)
In Part One of this series we talked about the first 3 items on a list of 10 very important financial issues that you need to give immediate attention to during a contentious divorce. Namely: bank accounts, documentation, and credit cards. But it doesn’t end there. You’re doing well, but there there is a lot…