One of the most hotly debated questions amongst my lawyer and mediator colleagues is whether or not gay or lesbian divorces differ from straight divorces, and if so, in what ways. While some folks opine that all divorces are miserable …
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While more residents are dealing with financial constraints, married couples considering divorce are putting the idea farther down on their list of priorities. “All over the country, divorces are being held off,” said Cristi McMurdie, south Tempe attorney and mediator …
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As usual, the couple sitting in my office hated each other. They were obnoxious, rude and at times downright obscene. They were getting a divorce. One year earlier, the husband came home from work early and went online. The web …
Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, New Year’s — they can be a landmine for co-parents to navigate. Just-divorced exes, not yet settled into a co-parenting groove, especially may struggle with ironing out who will get the kids during the holidays and other …
As if the holidays weren't stressful enough, they present additional challenges for separated, divorced and divorcing parents, especially when the separation has just happened. There are 3 things at work: • Holiday Anxiety in General • Adapting to Changes in …
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Raymond McCauley loves Kristina Hathaway. He just doesn't want to marry her. For the last six years, the two 40-somethings have been living together in Mountain View, Calif., where they're raising their three-year-old twins. Why not tie the knot? They've …
1. Start with a good marriage counselor. If not marriage counseling, go at least for yourself. A divorce should be a last step, rather than a first step. There are three reasons to go into counseling. The first reason is …
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In a report, the Centre for Social Justice says that the ageing population has led to a surge in the numbers who need help with basic care, with an additional 1.7 million pensioners likely to be dependant on others within …
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After my divorce, when my ex-husband and his new wife were expecting their first child together, my mother casually suggested one day, during one of her yearly Christmas visits to New York: "maybe you could be a big, extended family? …
The following numbers 3.5, 8.5, 10.5, 20.9, 10.6 all have one thing in common. They are different ways of measuring the 2008 divorce rate in the US. Perhaps no single measure of family life is so often incorrectly reported and …