All states are now on the no-fault irretrievably broken bandwagon, and for good reason. It turns out the good ol’ days actually were not so good. The last state to make the change was New York in 2010. The old fault-based grounds for divorce made a party seeking a divorce…
Valentine’s Day arrives this week, and while that means dating, gifts, and chocolate for many couples, people who’ve recently dealt with the divorce papers don’t have it so easy. Days like this that highlight and celebrate successful relationships only seem to exacerbate the pain and raw emotion of a broken…
When faced with divorce papers and their immediate aftermath, one of the many things you’ll need to confront that may not occur to you right away is what to do with the wedding ring. While some may want to hold on to it in hopes of reconciliation and others may…
During a recent browsing session on Facebook, one Internet meme jumped to my attention: “Discussion is always better than Argument because Argument is to find who is right and Discussion is to find what is right.” How handy these words would have come in several years ago when my first…
One fact that holds true about the troubles most marriages face — whether it’s a couple deciding to file for divorce or to enter counseling for their issues — is that finances are a big deal. The struggle that money can cause is often named as the number one reason…
The circumstances under which you decide to file for divorce can vary greatly from relationship to relationship. Specifically when betrayal is part of the equation, it can be so difficult to keep your cool and not do something rash — something that may cause years of fighting even long after…
Just this week, a Redditor who’d decided to file for divorce, thus ending his 10-year marriage, wanted to know how others who’d experienced unhappy homes saw the divorce of their parents. “There is no abuse, but there is no love, either,” he said. “It is clear at this point that…
Oklahoma state representative Arthur Hulbert (R) has introduced a bill that would lengthen the time that in-state couples hoping to file for divorce have to wait before they can move forward. Hulbert said he feels “we have a bill that will help strengthen families and give them time to rethink…
In a recent article for Divorce Magazine, Robert Mizrahi, founder and president of Chaos Commandos Professional Organizers, of White Plains, New York, detailed his six tips for how to behave in the event that your spouse has betrayed you. Mizrahi urges individuals thinking of divorce papers not to jump right…
When going through a divorce — even if it’s a low-conflict online divorce — many individuals can make a mistake that sets them back years in their search for happiness. They don’t pay proper attention to the emotional complexities of the situation they’re going through and instead opt to “move…