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People think that the separation of assets that occurs during a divorce is a one-time event — that once it happens, it’s done, and the effects are over. That’s just not the case; oftentimes the financial effects of divorce linger until — or even beyond — the end of your life.  While most couples name either the cost of divorce ...

Child custody cases are extremely complex, and not just because of the human realities and emotional investment involved — they’re complex just on their own, as legal entities. That’s why we’re devoting a couple of weeks this month to a short Child Custody IAQ: Infrequently Asked Questions. Today’s questions involve crossing state lines with your children, often a crucial factor ...

Child custody cases are extremely complex, and not just because of the human realities and emotional investment involved — they’re complex just on their own, as legal entities. That’s why we’re devoting a couple of weeks this month to a short Child Custody IAQ: Infrequently Asked Questions. Today’s questions involve custody cases wherein the child in question has special needs ...

Child custody cases are extremely complex, and not just because of the human realities and emotional investment involved — they’re complex just on their own, as legal entities. That’s why we’re devoting a couple of weeks this month to a short Child Custody IAQ: Infrequently Asked Questions. Today’s questions are all about someone (generally a grandparent or uncle, but sometimes ...

Child custody cases are extremely complex, and not just because of the human realities and emotional investment involved — they’re complex just on their own, as legal entities. That’s why we’re devoting a couple of weeks this month to a short Child Custody IAQ: Infrequently Asked Questions. Today’s questions involve the hopefully rare circumstance of a divorce in which neither ...

Earlier this week, we wrote about two of the best things you can do to strengthen a relationship that you might fear is on the precipice of a divorce. We promised you more — and here it is! Invest In Them The first two tips from the last post (which you really should read) could be summed up as “trust ...

Let’s be perfectly honest: there is no such thing as a foolproof plan to keep a spouse who wants a divorce from getting it. But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t several extremely powerful steps that you can take to avoid coming to stay out of my office. Let’s talk about how the body, mind, and heart work together, and ...

So you just got served a notice — your spouse intends to divorce you. That might be a complete blind-side, or it might be something you saw coming a long time ago. Either way, it’s hard not to ask yourself: how could they do this to me? We looked at the psychology behind the decision to ask for a divorce ...

Humankind seems like a massively chaotic, incomprehensible entity when you look at it as a whole. Heck, any one human generally seems that way! But as it turns out, while there are infinite variations on the themes of human life, there are certain rules that everyone follows. Even under extreme circumstances, anyone can be counted on to follow these rules ...

Traditionally, there are two recognized kinds of affairs that married people can engage in: sexual affairs, which are well-known, and emotional affairs, which involve confiding in and getting emotional support from someone outside your marriage. Many affairs are both. But there’s a new kind of affair that’s been in the spotlight recently, particularly in America’s divorce courts: Online or ‘virtual’ ...