What Everyone Needs to Know About Divorce
FINANCES: Create Financial Security for Yourself and Your Family
Divorce can mean the making the most important financial decisions of your entire life, but we are rarely emotionally equipped to make them! Ask questions. Get different opinions from professionals. Read these articles. And, do not move forward until you are ready.
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LEGAL MATTERS: Take Charge by Understanding the Law
We know…it's confusing! But you are not alone, and the resources we've provided will help you understand the different options available, and the best way to approach them.
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EMPOWERMENT: Taking Steps Towards Emotional Freedom
The more you know, the less you'll worry - that doesn't mean it will be easy, or all fears will magically vanish. It does mean that every small step you take in being informed becomes a big step towards your emotional freedom.
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CHILDREN: Helping Your Kids Through Divorce
Your children are the single most important part of this equation. And, how you prepare, react and respond to and with them during this time will make all the difference in their well-being. Bottom line: if you're okay, they will be too!
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How to Get Your Name Off a Mortgage After Divorce
Getting a divorce is all kinds of stressful. You’ll need to make important decisions that could dramatically impact your life moving forward. One of the…
Pensions and Divorce: Are You Entitled to Your Spouse’s Pension or Is Your Spouse Entitled to Yours?
These days, one of the biggest benefits to holding a public sector job or sticking it out in the military is the promise of a…
All’s Fair with Laura Wasser Podcast Features Candace Bahr and Ginita Wall
The Changing Face of Divorce in America Renowned divorce experts Candace Bahr and Ginita Wall, co-founders of WIFE.org and Second Saturday Divorce Workshops, are guests…
Helping Children Adjust to Divorce
What can you do to lessen the long lasting effects your divorce will have on your children? Over a million children experience the divorce of their parents each year, and the trauma usually begins with distress in the home long before there is an actual separation and divorce.
Do Women Have to Pay Child Support?
When going through a divorce, some women may be surprised to find that they are on the hook for paying child support to their ex-spouse….
What Is the Cost of Divorce?
Celebrity magazines are filled with stories of the rich and famous spending gobs of money to fight their way through an acrimonious divorce. The most…
Bitter Breakups: Unraveling the Impact of Emotional Abuse in Divorce
With fifty percent of marriages in America today ending in divorce, there will be many companions on your journey. That may make it less lonely, but not necessarily less painful.
When Unemployment Meets Divorce: A Co-Parenting Guide
What is Co-Parenting? Co-parenting is a term used to describe the shared responsibility of raising a child between two parents who are no longer in…
How to Tell Your Kids You’re Getting a Divorce
It’s normal for parents to feel uncertain about how to give their children the right support through divorce or separation. Although it may be unknown territory, you can help your kids emerge from it feeling loved, confident, and strong.
Ten Ways to Fall in Love With Valentine’s Day After a Divorce
The Perfect Date for You Divorce has a way of sapping self-confidence and leaving self-doubt in its place. Even if the divorce was the right…
Gray Divorce: The Ultimate Boomer Divorce Guide
By Jessica Bennett If you’re considering asking for a divorce after 50, you aren’t alone. The divorce rate after the age of 50 has doubled…
Questions to Ask a Divorce Lawyer: The Ultimate Guide
Introduction When you’re facing a divorce, one of the most important steps is seeking out the services of a qualified divorce lawyer. Whether you intend…
8 Empowering Things to Know About Your 401K During Divorce
Your 401k may represent the bulk of your retirement savings so the thought of losing any part of it during a divorce can be extra…
How Inflation Impacts Divorce
Rising inflation has come to dominate the news, and you may notice its effects as you pay higher prices at the gas pump and the…
How Covid Changed Divorce and Why Getting Un-Hitched Might Never Be the Same
A lot has been written about how the Covid pandemic put many marriages through a severe stress test. Couples faced job loss and financial instability….
How to Figure Out the True Value of Your Divorce Assets
When you begin the process of divorce, it can feel like a whirlwind. Not only are your emotions raw, but it’s easy to feel overwhelmed…
Will I Lose My Alimony If I Go Back to Work?
With the dramatic cost of childcare in the U.S. (estimated to be $11,666 per year) and our country’s less-than-stellar family-friendly labor laws, it’s understandable that…
How to Create a Child Custody Plan
After a divorce, you’ll face many new challenges as you and your ex-spouse continue to raise a child together while building your separate lives. As…
What Are the Actual Steps to Getting a Divorce?
If you’ve just started considering a divorce, it helps to know what steps you’ll have to take to legally uncouple from your spouse. Every divorce…
How to Negotiate for Your Children’s College Costs During a Divorce
We love this guest article, written by Second Saturday Leader Dr. Shokohi. It provides loads of important information for parents who are preparing for a…