Even if you want a divorce, losing the companionship of someone you saw yourself spending forever with can have its challenges. You may experience grief, sadness, confusion, anger and regret. Protecting your emotional health during a divorce requires regular...
Divorce
How can you reduce stress for your children during divorce?
Although you may look forward to the time after you finalize your divorce, you may also notice your children feel uneasy and show signs of stress during this process. Taking steps to reduce these feelings can help them function better at school and feel more relaxed...
How can gray divorce impact your life?
Deciding to divorce your spouse can often change many aspects of your life. When you are nearing retirement age, topics like money and healthcare can seem even more urgent. Getting a divorce in your later years may leave you wondering about how to plan for what comes...
How may my business affect a divorce settlement?
Your business may affect your divorce settlement if you started the venture during your marriage. Florida's equitable distribution laws require those assets you acquired while married to divide fairly between you and your soon-to-be ex-spouse. As noted by Chron.com,...
Preparing financially for divorce
For people in Florida, getting divorced might involve significant emotional conflict and bitter disputes. When people take steps to prepare for divorce before telling their spouses that they want to end their marriages, they might be able to reduce some of the...
How a divorce near retirement age may cramp your lifestyle
Researchers at the Center for Retirement Research published a study in 2018 that captures how impactful a divorce can be on your finances as you near retirement. One of the primary takeaways that the study's authors made is that the later a spouse divorces as they...
Making the difficult decision to end your marriage
The decision to divorce is often one of the most difficult choices a person could make. Divorce brings about certain change, and sometimes, those who divorce find themselves struggling for a time after they separate. This may be one reason why many who are living in...
Gray divorce has doubled
Divorce is fairly common in the United States among all age groups but the rate of older couples getting divorced has doubled in the last 25 years. Also known as "gray divorce", divorces among those over 50 are happening in record numbers. At its highest rate ever,...
How to Co-Parent
During a divorce, it seems like nothing can be harder than separating from your spouse and ending a marriage. However, often successfully raising your children with your ex-spouse can seem as hard, if not harder, than the actual divorce. Here are six tips from the...
The Legality of Spying
During a divorce, child custody or family law battle it may be tempting to channel your inner Nancy Drew and engage in a little spying on your spouse or ex-spouse in an attempt to give yourself a leg-up in court. Some of these methods are legal, however most of them...