One of the very first rules students are taught at Law School, when it comes to a marital property settlement, is that a person’s entitlement is NOT a “Mathematical Calculation”! In other words, you normally can’t just apply a set formula to work out what you are entitled to when it comes to dividing up marital property. Your well-meaning friends
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Children of divorced parents are also more sceptical about finding true love and settling down. Before you decide that this article is trying to spoil you from enjoying your big day, this is just to make you aware of the facts so you are more equipped to enjoy your married life fully, even though you may not have grown up in successful marital surroundings.
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According to Rob Emery in his book “The Truth About Children and Divorce,” 75% of kids of divorce end up doing very well despite the parent’s separation. Does this happen naturally or do the parents actions have an impact on how the children will respond to the divorce?
Having experienced a divorce first hand, I believe the parent’s actions will
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Divorce can cause a number of very radical changes in many people. Recently a divorced friend of mine ran her first marathon. To envision her doing such a thing five years ago would have been unimaginable. Divorce has lead to a major change in me as well. For years I railed on and on about golf and how silly it was. After my divorce, I have ironically
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There is a joke out there that scientists are beginning to use lawyers in place of lab rats for their experiments. Apparently, the scientists were becoming too attached to the rats and there are some things that even rats will not do.
Is this cynical? Perhaps. But there is also an element of truth when it comes to lawyers and divorce. During a
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Divorce Proceedings differ from one country to another and the length of time it takes depends on the nature and extent of the ancillary issues to be resolved as well as the court’s caseload. However, in the United States, you’re probably looking at a year or more IF the matter proceeds to trial.
I say “if” because the court would prefer the parties
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Perhaps the most difficult part of a divorce is the initial separation. This is because there is usually great emotional pain associated with the breakdown of a marriage. Separation is a TWO STEP PROCESS: -
1. The decision to separate; and
2. The actual physical separation itself.
Neither step is easy, especially if the desire to separate is not a mutual one.
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Starting over after divorce can be overwhelming. How do you learn to date again? What steps do you take to create a social life? What can you do to start your life over and not make the same mistakes you made in the past?
Men and women lose at least half of their social network when they get divorced. Their relationships with relatives, in-laws,
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