Divorce is an event that nobody wants to go through. It is a legal process full of emotions. You may be happy one minute, and then sad the next. You may spend a whole day depressed and stuck in bed, until one day, you decide to accept your situation and move on. There are many reasons why ending your marriage …
Divorce is a stressful process. After many years of marriage and spending your life with one other person, you are now on your own. You are living by yourself and working, making your own money. If you have kids, you likely share custody with the other parent. You may be rediscovering yourself, surrounding yourself with new friends, and engaging in …
Co-parenting is challenging enough for divorced parents and their children. Add COVID-19 to the mix and everyone gets even more stressed out. The deadly virus has changed our lives for at least the past month. People are forced to shelter in place. Many businesses have shut down, which means that many parents have lost their jobs. On top of that, …
It can be devastating to hear that your grown child has divorced. Many parents want the best for their children, no matter how old they are, so it can be a shock to hear that they are ending their marriage, whether they just got married last year or 20 years ago. You may be upset about the situation, especially if …
COVID-19 has changed the lives of Americans in many ways. People have been laid off from jobs. They have been forced to shelter in place. Being quarantined with their spouses has been challenging for many people—so much so, in fact, that many are considering divorce. However, the coronavirus crisis has made divorces more complex. Right now, courts are closed, opening …
Statistics say that nearly half of all marriages end in divorce. However, it is possible that many more people would get divorced if money was not a factor. The average cost of a divorce is around $15,000 to $30,000. In high asset divorces, the expenses could exceed millions of dollars. Even if you opt for an amicable divorce and choose …
After a divorce, you may be busy settling into your new life. You may live in a new place and be forced to get a job (or a better-paying one). If you have kids, you may be busy trying to help them adjust to a life in which their parents live in two separate households. After a while, though, you …
If you grew up in the ‘90s, you may have watched the sitcom “Full House” and remember the adorable Michelle Tanner, played by twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Those twins are all grown up, and one of them—Mary-Kate—is actually going through a nasty divorce right now. Mary-Kate, 33, is currently in the process of divorcing Olivier Sarkozy, 50, her husband …
If you have friends or family members who have gone through a divorce, you are likely to hear about how the other spouse fared very well, while the person you are talking to was not so lucky. Usually, it seems as though the woman is the one who gets the better end of the deal. While many men are quick …
Child custody battles are often complicated, even in the most amicable divorces. Both parents understandably want to spend as much time as possible with their children, and some will go to great lengths to make sure that happens. Some will even lie and do what they can to prove that the other party is an unfit parent. That is what …
