If you are getting divorced in your 50s or 60s and your children are over the age of 18, child support and child custody will not be a part of the legal process. But the fact that your kids are adults does not mean that your divorce won't affect them. Parental divorce...
During the Pandemic, we have all been isolated and locked inside our homes. Children have been ripped from their sense of normalcy and routine. Now add in divorce. Suddenly, your child’s sense of safety and security is shaken to the core. What can you do if your...
It isn’t terribly often I have two individuals consulting in my office at the same time, about the same divorce... In fact, it only occurs when there has been someone more invested in the marriage than the actual spouse seeking the divorce. Once in awhile, that is the...
Crystal and James were together for only 3 months before James proposed. Crystal and James describe their relationship as “Halley’s Comet” because it is a once in a lifetime whirlwind of a romance. James considered it love at first sight. Crystal and James were...
Things with you and your spouse have taken a turn for the worse, and now you're getting divorced. How long should you wait before you move on? It’s not a good idea to date during a divorce Realistically, it’s not a good idea to date during your divorce. Why? You open...
“I’m where he always told me to go if I couldn’t find him,” Joey thought as he stood in the terminal at the Baltimore airport. Ever since his parents got divorced and he was old enough to fly unaccompanied, his Dad had found a spot, right next to a newsstand, that...
It can often be difficult to balance your personal life with your private life, even at the best of times. So when something big such as serious issues in your marriage is taking center stage in your life right now, you may struggle to be in top form when it comes to...
The immensely popular reality television show Real Housewives has catapulted dozens of women, their marriages, and often times their divorce, into the lime light. This week, Bethenny Frankel, Real Housewife of New York (RHONY) veteran, ended her two year marriage with...
One of the hardest parts of childhood has to be that first time away from home at an overnight summer camp. For many children, it’s the longest time they have ever been away from their parents at one time, or maybe ever. It is one of those instances of childhood of...
We exit the courtroom, and hang back as my now-ex spouse walks ahead. My attorney turns to me, heavy files in her hands, “You’re officially divorced,” as she passes me the dozen or so pages the judge had just signed. I ask, “now what?” I look down at the first page of...
