JUDGES DON’T Love Your children! At our annual Family Law Bar Associatio meeting a while back, I spoke with a good friend who also happens to be one of the local district court judges. The judges is a parent and has raised very successful chilrend. We were dicussion mediation the great benefits it has over…
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As a divorced spouse, you my be entitled to receive Social Security benefits based upon your ex’s earning hsitory if you meet a number of criteria. This is true, even if your spouse remarries (However, you may not remarry): Your marriage lasted 10 years or longer; You are unmarried; Your are 62 or older; The…
SPRING BACK AFTER DIVORCE Now that spring has arrived and you have survived the terrible 4 (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, and Valentines Day), it is time for the new you. I’ve been in your shoes and nothing makes you come feel alive again a new attitude. Easier said than done, I know. But here are…
Why Divorce Mediation Fails. Despite all the advantages of mediation, my experience has shown there are three main reasons why the mediation process fails in a divorce case. If you aware of them and can avoid these pitfalls ahead of time, your mediation stands an extremely high chance of being successful. Secret keeping – Something…
Making that difficult conversation about your marriage and/or divorce successful is usually one of degrees. Nothing about the conversation is going to be pleasant, but it can have a measured degree of success based upon how you are and what you say. How you are refers to your ability to stay on task, focused toward…
Having the first conversation about divorce or the follow up ones about how you are going to proceed are difficult. You often avoid them for weeks, months or even years. Right? To assist you in getting it started, I have put together some tips on developing a plan of action to make it happen. The…
Blended families are a natural melting pot and direct product of divorce. Stepchildren, half siblings, and step siblings are all part of divorce, and it furthers the “melting pot” that has so often described America. The grafting together of separate families after divorce exposes the players to new experiences, personalities, and situations that would never…
In part 2 of this segment on financial planning after divorce, here are a few more tips for surviving after the financial pinch of divorce. Start right now. Get the new financial planning momentum going immediately. It will quickly turn into a habit that can only make your life better. If you fall into the,…
Post Divorce Financial Planning – Part 1 After your divorce is finalized, you must put effort into restarting your long term financial plans. No doubt this life change has reduced your disposable income and made living twice as expensive as before. This is not the time to plow money into retail therapy. The financial demands…
The divorce process, even in the most amicable situations, requires both parties to gain a complete understanding of the marital finances. If you do not know everything about your financial situation, you must take the time and put in the effort to understand your situation before you begin discussing settlement. To begin your investigation and…