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8/1/13

What Does Your Marriage or Relationship Say About You?

Believe it or not, you can tell a lot about how you feel about yourself by looking at the people that you spend the most time with. For many of you, this is likely to be your spouse or significant other. When you feel good about yourself, your spouse or significant other generally tends to reinforce that feeling by his or her actions and behavior. Even though there might...

7/24/13

How to Keep Fear from Getting in the Way of What You Want in Your Divorce

The divorce process can be overwhelming and scary because many– if not most – going through it simply don’t know what to expect. Rather than stay stuck in fear, however, there are certain actions you can take to feel more in control and focus on achieving what matters most to you. First, decide on your primary goals and list them. Do you want your children...

7/17/13

Get the financial information you need to settle your divorce case

It is very important that you have full knowledge of the marital income and assets so that a fair divorce settlement can be achieved. Therefore, in a typical divorce case, the process of “discovery” allows you or your lawyer to obtain this information from your spouse with such tools as Interrogatories, Requests for Documents, or Depositions. The danger of relying on your spouse to disclose...

7/10/13

Discover who you are when your marriage or long-term relationship ends

Many times when you’re involved in a long-term relationship, particularly one that’s unhealthy, it’s easy to lose touch with who you are and the things that you’re good at and enjoy. Unfortunately, I know this all too well from personal experience. You can become so overly focused on your significant other that you end up neglecting your own needs. The relationship takes care of your basic need...

7/1/13

Valuable Tips from a Marriage and Family Therapist – Get help if you are unsure of your marriage or relationship

I find this article to be very valuable advice for those unsure of whether or not to remain in their marriage or relationship – please click on the link below: Get help if you are unsure of your marriage or relationship...

6/26/13

5 ways to get what you want in your divorce

Ideally, you should be able to get what you want in your divorce, right? It’s a common belief, however, that you need a judge to decide how much alimony or child support you will pay or when you will spend time with your children. What you might not realize is that there are particular things you can do during the divorce process to increase your chances...

6/18/13

Get Creative In Resolving Your Divorce

The options that are available when determining your legal rights and obligations in divorce are not limited strictly to what the law provides. In fact, most cases do not ever make it to trial. Therefore, your final divorce agreement is often the product of negotiation between you and your spouse and your respective attorneys. This gives you a wide range of options to choose from in creating...

6/11/13

Top 5 Ways to Take Control When You are Worried about How Divorce Could Affect Your Child

If you are thinking about divorce or are in the midst of a divorce and are worried about how the divorce might affect your children, you can take action now to help ease the transition for them. The term “divorce” is simply a legal term for dissolving the marriage. What tends to negatively affect your child’s emotional well-being is actually the amount of conflict and hostility present in...

6/4/13

6 Tips for Choosing A Divorce Lawyer Who is Right for You

Choosing a lawyer to represent your interests in your divorce is one of the most important decisions you will make in the divorce process. So it’s essential that you choose the lawyer that has a style and approach that resonates with you. I recommend the following tips: 1. 2. 3. 4. The attorney seems to value your input and makes it clear that...

5/28/13

The Right Way To “Win” in the Divorce Process

Going through a divorce can make already hurt and angry feelings worse. It can therefore be tempting to show your spouse that he or she is “wrong” and that you are “right.” It’s important to remember that getting a divorce is not at all like playing a baseball game – there is no actual “winner.” Very few, if any, cases result in one of you...