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Recognizing Financial Abuse In Your Relationship
When most people think of domestic violence, they think of physical violence against a partner. Physical violence is just one of the ways an abusive individual can exert control over a partner. Others include emotional abuse, psychological abuse, and financial abuse. Financial abuse is control through the restriction of money access. It can easily… Read More »
Managing Your Emotional Responses To Your Divorce
A divorce is an emotional event. Do not deny your feelings to yourself – bottling up your emotions only makes them more difficult to manage. Instead, recognize the emotions you experience and find ways to manage and express them in healthy ways. Below are some of the common emotions individuals feel during the divorce… Read More »
Who Is Hurt More by Divorce, Men Or Women?
Divorce hurts every member of a family, even when the divorce is the healthiest option for the couple. Every individual processes his or her divorce in a unique way, but often, an individual’s gender plays a large role in how divorce affects him or her. As for whether divorce hurts men or women more,… Read More »
Recognize The Different Types Of Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is always a reason to divorce. One common feature of abusive relationships is the abuser’s continuing promises that he or she will change and that the abuse will stop. If your partner tells you this, do not believe him or her – an abuser cannot change without extensive therapy. Do not wait… Read More »
Knowing Which Divorce Is Right For You
People generally assume there is only one route to divorce – file a standard petition and wait months for a court to consider the case and make a decision. Standard divorce petitions are necessary in many cases if the parties cannot agree on important issues or decisions related to child custody must be reviewed… Read More »
The Future of Parenting Is Slowly Entering the Courtroom
The traditional image of a family, with a mother, father and children living in the same home, is no longer the only way people view what qualifies as a family. With divorce becoming more prevalent, and the recognition of same-sex couples as deserving of the same rights given to heterosexual couples, the landscape of… Read More »
When Death and Divorce Collide
Filing for divorce throws the financial and personal affairs of many couples into flux. Deciding who will have access to bank accounts and live in the family home are issues that must be addressed quickly, but may not be easily resolved. Despite the contentiousness of a divorce, both parties assume the desired outcome will… Read More »
Signs of Financial Fraud in Divorce
Divorce has a way of exposing a person’s tendencies. Each spouse in a marriage has certain strengths and weaknesses that often result in the division of responsibilities within the relationship. When it relates to benign tasks, such as doing laundry and grocery shopping, whether the other spouse has any say or participates has no… Read More »
Dividing Retirement Assets in Divorce
When people get married, the plan is for a long-term collaboration that ideally ends with a comfortable retirement. Typically, couples work and sacrifice to make this plan a possibility by putting money aside in hopes of reaching that long-awaited day. Divorce necessitates the abandonment of these plans, but are the mutual efforts of both… Read More »
Domestic Violence, Children and Divorce
Telling a spouse about the desire to get divorced is one of the most difficult conversations one is likely to have. Conceding the relationship is no longer working or will work in the future is hard to admit, but is better for both parties in the long run. As tough as this situation is,… Read More »
