Posts Tagged ‘collaborative divorce’
How to Share the Holidays with Your Children After Divorce
When you are in a family that has divorced or is in the process of divorcing, the stress level of the holidays increases ten-fold. The devastating truth is that children often feel like they need to pick a side, go with a certain parent, and not share their true feelings and needs. By feeling this…
Read MoreHow To Keep Your Children Out of The Middle When You Divorce
While financial and emotional needs are critical to discuss when divorcing, the most important topic to be talked about is your children and how they will be impacted during the separation process. Divorce for children can often be traumatic because a court-litigated divorce is often filled with animosity and anger between the parents. But when…
Read MoreFinancially Recovering After Divorce
The financial stress from a divorce ranks up there with the death of a loved one. A divorce didn’t happen overnight, so recovering from it financially won’t either. The first thing we should mention is to make sure you and your spouse divorce using the collaborative divorce process and a neutral financial mediator. The collaborative…
Read MoreUpdating Your Estate Plan After Divorce
When you and your spouse are finalizing your divorce, there are many things to add to your post-divorce checklist, which can sometimes feel very emotionally and financially overwhelming. Nevertheless, it is important to complete and/or update your estate plan after your divorce is finalized. In the past, estate planning was a simple process, but in…
Read MoreHow to Know Your Relationship Is Over
When you and your spouse said, “I do,” divorce was not even on your radar screen, but as the honeymoon phase waned and time marched on, you began to discover that “happy ever after” was not going to be the outcome you desired. While there are numerous reasons divorce occurs, it is sometimes hard to…
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