Do you greet each other with excitement, overlook each other’s flaws and easily forgive bad behavior? If it’s your pet, the answer is probably yes. But your spouse? Probably not. In an article on PsychCentral, clinical psychologist Suzanne B. Phillips …
Before the explosion of social media, Ken Altshuler, a divorce lawyer in Maine, dug up dirt on his clien's spouses the old-fashioned way: with private investigators and subpoenas. Now the first place his team checks for evidence is Facebook. Consider …
Marriage is an exciting time for a couple, however, once the honeymoon is over, it’s time to sit down and get serious about your finances. After walking down the aisle, Better Business Bureau advises newlyweds to take control of their …
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A new book has once again enlivened debate over marriage and marital life. A 30-year study on divorce in the US, by E. Mavis Hetherington, identifies five types of marriages, says the book entitled “For Better (For Worse): The Science …
Trust is risky business. It involves the risk that the trusted person will pull through for us by safeguarding whatever it is we have put into their possession. Some trust involves relatively minor issues that are pretty straightforward. You take …
We’ve all heard the statistic that 50 percent of marriages end in divorce, but recent data on marriage and divorce rates show that isn’t true. Divorce rates have actually declined since peaking in the 1970s, and 10-year divorce rates have …
(A mediator can assist you in fashioning a prenuptial agreement) You're young, you're in love, you trust each other. No need for a prenuptial agreement before you tie the knot, right? Not so fast, you with the rose-colored glasses. As …
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It sounds like an ideal way to resolve a difficult situation — a healthy, sane method to divorce, with spouses and lawyers agreeing in advance to forgo threats and theatrics. But where there are lawyers, there are lawsuits, and the …
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Divorce mediation is increasingly becoming more widely used as an alternative to court based practices for reaching a settlement. However, many couples are unaware of what to expect from this process or what preparations should be made beforehand. Manhattan conflict …
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The first wave of U.S. mortgage defaults was spurred by lenders who made bad loans and borrowers who wound up with larger monthly payments than they could ever hope to manage. Lately, something altogether different has been making an increasing …