You may have seen a television story or magazine article profiling the marriage of political opposites. Most of these tales are positive, showing couples who have learned to live together and love each other despite their difference. But not everyone is James Carville and Mary Matalin, who have somehow managed to keep their marriage together … Could Your Political Leanings Lead to Divorce?
Couples hire a wedding planner to handle the many details of their nuptials. Now, a divorce concierge can be retained to help manage the complexities of your split. Sometimes referred to as a divorce coach, a divorce concierge is absolutely not a substitution for your divorce attorney, but consulting one of these experts can significantly … Should You Hire a Michigan Divorce Concierge?
As another year comes to a close, it’s always interesting to revisit 2014 divorce news and marriage news, particularly statistics about divorce and remarriage. There will be plenty of lists of celebs who got hitched and split up, but this post looks at the behavior of “normal” couples and individuals nationwide.
Holidays can be highly charged occasions in the best of times, but when you’re celebrating Christmas with your newly blended family, emotions are inevitably heightened. So how do you make it work when your kids will be putting up two trees in two homes? When you’re mixing your children with your new spouse’s children? When … Post-Divorce: Successfully Blending Families During the Holidays
Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for what’s in your life and, in the case of some individuals, who is no longer in your life – like a former spouse. Even if you’re happy to be divorced, that doesn’t make the first Thanksgiving after a split any easier. The traditions you had established with … 3 Ways for Parents to Cope with the First Thanksgiving After Divorce
Some marriages end very badly, and it’s nearly impossible for these couples to have a harmonious divorce. No one says you have to be BFFs with your former spouse. You don’t have to communicate regularly, if at all, unless of course you have children. But it sure doesn’t hurt if you do get along, does … 4 Ways to Have an Amicable Divorce
Some divorces are a surprise while the end of some marriages is a long time coming. Either way, the divorce process allows you time to clear your head and get your information and assets in order before actually filing any paperwork or appearing before a judge. Here are four ways to get organized before you … 4 Ways to Get Organized Before You Divorce in Michigan
It’s often when a marriage has already reached its breaking point that a couple seeks out therapy together as a last-ditch effort, but by then it may be too late, the communication issues or behaviors so deeply ingrained that they’re difficult to alter. Often, the couples therapy turns into divorce therapy which, in its own … Should You Try Couples Therapy Before You Divorce?
Divorces used to involve only the divorcing couple and their attorneys. But today’s divorces often include more people, specifically professionals who can aid you through every facet of divorce – legal, financial, and emotional.
Divorce can be an expensive process, so it’s only natural that people look for ways to trim costs. But rather than cutting back on spending or editing the monthly budget in order to save money and adjust to a more modest lifestyle, many individuals choose to embark on a do-it-yourself (DIY) divorce in an effort … Just Say No to the DIY Divorce
Are you snuggling on the couch every night checking your Twitter feed or putting down the smartphone and instead getting cozy with your spouse? A new study published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior presented some interesting findings about the levels of happiness and contentment in a marriage and social media use. In short: … Social Media Usage Decreases Marriage Quality
Ever reminisce about the “good old days,” when there were Beaver Cleaver families and white picket fences and mistresses who called the home phone and hung up if her paramour didn’t answer? Sounds quaint, but infidelity was a touch more difficult to perfect in the past. Today’s indiscretions are accomplished much more easily, often when … Infidelity and Divorce: The High Cost of Having an Affair