Category Archives: Divorce
Reconciliation After Filing For Divorce
A divorce is a life-changing event. It’s not something you want to take lightly. If you think you might want one, you better think long and hard about it. Many people regret getting divorced. They often think the grass is greener on the other side, but it’s really not. Once a person sees what’s… Read More »
What Happens To Credit Card Debt In A Divorce?
In a divorce, you may be concerned about certain assets. Who gets the house? Will you be able to keep your car? What you may want to worry about, though, is your marital debt. Your marital debt does not go away when you get divorced. You and your spouse will have to ensure it… Read More »
Do May-December Romances Work Out?
It’s never easy to divorce, so when couples get married, they want to know that there’s a low chance of their marriage ending. There are many factors that can cause a marriage to end, from finances to addiction to infidelity to abuse. Another issue that some couples face is age gaps. While many celebrities… Read More »
Divorce More Likely When Couple Is Facing Medical Crisis
When couples get married, they vow to stay together “in sickness and in health.” However, a serious illness can either bring a couple closer or destroy the marriage. In many cases, the latter occurs. A life-threatening medical issue like cancer can be draining for not just the patient but their spouse and any children… Read More »
How A Couple’s Feelings Toward Their Past Can Predict Future Divorce
Therapists, marriage counselors, researchers, and other experts are always trying to figure out how to predict divorce. What signs should couples look for? If they do have feelings of unhappiness in their marriage, what should they do? One thing therapists do is pay attention to how a couple explains how they met. They look… Read More »
How To Avoid Divorce
Nobody gets married thinking that they will get divorced someday. But divorce happens a lot—in nearly half of all marriages, to be exact. Divorce can be a stressful and costly undertaking, so you want to avoid it at all costs. How do you keep your marriage divorce-proof? While there are no surefire ways to… Read More »
Signs Of Divorce
Most married people think they would know if their marriage was headed for divorce. They might look for major signs like money problems, abuse, addiction, and infidelity. However, there are other signs that your marriage is in trouble. They’re not always so easy to notice, so we might ignore them, causing our marriage to… Read More »
Myths About Prenuptial Agreements
When we think of prenuptial agreements, we may think of legal documents that pertain only to wealthy people or celebrities. While that may be true to some degree, the truth is that any couple could benefit from a prenup. Prenuptial agreements are highly misunderstood. That’s why many middle-class couples tend to avoid them. During… Read More »
Telling the Kids About Divorce
Going through a divorce can be a challenge. Something that might be even more challenging, however, is telling your children why you are getting a divorce. Divorce is hard enough for adults to understand, as there are so many elements involved. While children don’t necessarily need to know all the details of the divorce,… Read More »
How to Make Your Divorce Quicker, Easier and Cheaper
If you have never been through a divorce, you might not know exactly what to expect. You may imagine yelling and screaming and tears in court as you and your spouse fight over assets and children. While this may be what you have seen on TV, this isn’t how most divorce cases end up…. Read More »
