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
Prenuptial agreements are not just for the rich and famous, and they aren’t just about money. Plenty of couples are setting the tone for their marriage by setting ground rules for each other when it comes to social media, infidelity, weight gain, and more. The irony is, many of the following issues were once the … Get It in Writing: 6 Crazy Real-Life Prenups
Everyone has their own reasons for divorce and no one outside of the marriage can fully appreciate the dynamics between a husband and wife. Though Michigan is a no-fault divorce state, most couples are likely able to pinpoint certain situations or experiences – or the lack thereof – in their relationship that ultimately led to … He Hates Her Favorite Movie, and Other Unusual Reasons for Divorce
Plenty of engagements hit the skids when one or both halves of a couple get cold feet. But there are also plenty of marriages that happen even when one or both partners have major doubts about the solidity or longevity of their union. Sure, cold feet can often be chalked up to nerves about the … Cold Feet? Divorce May Be Imminent