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Navigating divorce on a personal level may be one of life’s most difficult challenges. Concerns about your self-worth, finances and children come to the forefront. However, a divorce also can affect your professional life. Some people may even take this aspect for...
You sensed something different in your spouse after their return from a trip. They were distant and kept that way for the next few weeks. In the past six months, your marriage went through some extreme challenges – a major health scare and a job loss. The two of you...
Mediation can be an invaluable method in negotiating a divorce settlement. The divorcing parties attend with their attorneys along with the mediator – an attorney who oversees the process. The group is usually in the same room, sitting across from each other at the...
The news stunned you. Divorce. Although you sensed things in your marriage had been on a downward spiral the past five months, you did not expect your spouse to suddenly turn his key. He wanted out, using the phrase “keep our distance.” You missed the signs, and there...
You have thought about leaving your marriage for a few months. Granted, there is some hesitancy because you know that your life will drastically change. However, you have been unhappy lately as you and your spouse drift apart. You even participated in marriage...
Your patience has been tried time and time again, first during your marriage and now after your divorce. The drama from this high-conflict marriage and, ultimately, high-conflict divorce remains, and will not likely disappear any time soon. You have to live with this,...
Social media and divorce often do not mix. Once loving couples who have now gone their separate ways may take to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to air their gripes against each other, slinging accusations, untruths and fabrications. Boastful statements, unfettered...
Some couples dive into marriage with little thought about finances. Then they may get stung after a divorce. Suddenly, one of them discovers that a significant share of the assets that he or she thought were his or hers wind up awarded to the former spouse. This is a...
For divorcing couples seeking to avoid litigation and further acrimony, the collaborative divorce process represents an alternative scenario that saves on time, money, energy and hard feelings. Each spouse has a major stake in the negotiations and settlement as...
When children grow up and leave home, the likelihood that their parents will get a divorce can increase. Divorce is on the rise among older adults, and what is often referred to as the "empty nest syndrome" is one reason that people in Florida may divorce. Lack of...