Affluent, well-educated Americans are enjoying increasingly stable, strong marriages, even as marital happiness is plummeting and the chances of divorce are rising among middle Americans. These are among the startling findings of "When Marriage Disappears: The Retreat from Marriage in …
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When it comes to children of divorce, as hard as it may be, you don’t want the holidays to be a time that they dread. “Yeah, the holidays have a rich tradition with my family. It’s when Mom and Dad …
When your ex derails Xmas, bite your tongue and think of the kids Read more »
The path to adulthood used to be clear — love, marriage, baby carriage — and no one embodied that more than America's working class. But today, for those with only a high school education, that order no longer holds; in …
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Is it ethical to make money by investing in someone else's divorce? That's the question raised by a fascinating story in today's New York Times about a new company founded, unsurprisingly, in Beverly Hills, that finances people who don't have …
One Person’s Divorce Is Another’s Investment Opportunity Read more »
You have embarked on a divorce, selected a lawyer, and now are ready to begin the process. Be careful of the many pitfalls as you work with your attorney. Here are some things to avoid as your divorce wends its …
Divorce can be a very confusing, often difficult time. And after the papers have been signed, things have been moved, and lives have been uprooted, nothing every really goes back to being the same. If you've recently been divorced, you …
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 …
Reliance on divorce subsides with economy; new emphasis on attorney mediation services Read more »
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 …