The Emotional Divorce
I recently read that divorce is 75% emotional and only 25% legal and financial. In fact I suspect the emotional component is often what makes it difficult to resolve the legal and financial part. However, [...]
Equitable Does Not Mean “Equal”
During a recent mediation session Ellie was very clear that she did not believe it would be fair to divide everything equally. “You have not been working to your full potential” she told her husband, [...]
The Upside Down Mortgage
What to do if you can’t sell your house I attended a divorce mediation conference recently where someone said that 24% of American homeowners were “upside down” on their mortgage, meaning that they owed as [...]
When Parents Remarry
If you are a parent and are planning to marry again, it is important to make sure that your children do not feel insecure with your soon-to-be new spouse. Often children think that you are [...]
Living Together?
Why You Need An Agreement In one of my prior blogs, I talked about why it made sense for people, especially older adults, to live together rather than remarry. However, if this is something you [...]
Living Single?
Why You Might Need Long-Term Care Insurance A friend of mine, who is single, just turned sixty. When we were talking about this milestone event he said something that I found very interesting. He said: [...]
Your Legal Rights!
I often hear people express concern about knowing their “legal rights” when getting a divorce and realize that they are using a phrase they often hear in television ads for legal services. Even assuming that [...]
Should Granny “Live in Sin?”
I have heard of a number of “elderly” couples holding “weddings” for appearances only and not signing the documents to make it legal. Why? They don’t want to set a bad example for their children [...]
Win-Win with Mortgage Modification
For many people considering a divorce or separation, the biggest challenge is finding a way to support two separate households on the same income that was previously supporting only one. Even those who have already [...]
Modification of Child Support – Part II
So what do you do if you have experienced a change in your financial circumstances or in the residence of a child and the support amount you had agreed to with your ex-spouse no longer [...]