SAVING YOURSELF, YOUR MONEY, AND YOUR CHILDREN DURING DIVORCE
We’ve talked about how filing your tax returns changes when you get divorced. Another major change that accompanies divorce is your health care coverage. Similar to filing for taxes, health insurance may not be top-of-mind during the divorce process, but it’s important to know what’s going to change so you don’t put yourself or your children at …
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Is there a way to make divorce less stressful and more affordable? Yes. And it all sums up to “mediation”. How It’s Less Stressful Mediation is less stressful because spouses are in charge of decision making. It allows a couple to handle their affairs rather than letting the legal system take control. Having more control …
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Here is the truth you need to put front and center in your brain now and forever: Conflict between you and your spouse is poison for your child. Years of research across multiple disciplines have found this to be indisputable. But while conflict is poisonous to children, that isn’t to say divorce is poison. We …
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Many people who come to see me seem to think one or all of the following myths about divorce: Divorce is going to be the answer to all my problems. Divorce will cost me money and be an unpleasant process, but after it’s final, I will be just fine and so will the kids. After …
The first year after a divorce can be particularly difficult as ex-spouses learn how to navigate life as divorceés. While filing for taxes may not be top-of-mind after divorce, it’s important to understand how this life change will affect your taxes, and more importantly your tax refund. Filing taxes after divorce is complicated. Here are …
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The holidays are rough for families going through divorce. They can bring up strong emotions including sadness and loneliness During and after divorce, old holiday traditions become obsolete and it becomes necessary to create new holiday memories. This creation of new traditions is particularly important for children because it will allow them to preserve positive …
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A client of mine from some years ago, Mrs. X, chose a proactive stance in tackling her first Thanksgiving holiday alone after her divorce. Determined to not simmer in a sulk and drown herself in solitude with a bottle of dry Chardonnay, she chose to serve the impoverished instead. Ironically, by nourishing the needy in …