Do not assume that a husband who has requested or filed for divorce changes his mind just because he says so. This is a very common practice for several reasons. One reason might be that he has not prepared himself enough by obtaining sufficient evidence to use against you in court. His current girlfriend may […]

Ladies, please be informed before you go to court. Don’t assume that what is fair will happen. Please don’t assume that because you were a good and loyal wife that you will win or even come out even in divorce court. You need to hedge your bets, prepare for the worst and above all, have […]

It’s a strange feeling to come to Miami after being away since 1986. Three of my children were born here and I feel quite a connection with the people here. I am really enjoying practicing my very rusty Spanish. As I got off of the plane, I thought of Philadelphia and secretly wondered if the […]

I received an email yesterday from an old friend that I met here about a year ago. She and I have been in contact lately because of her current divorce situation. Time goes by so quickly and I had forgotten how long ago we had made our first connection. Anyway, she sent me the original […]

Dramatic…yes! Reality…yes! Well, the recession might be lowering the divorce petitions but it sure hasn’t changed the number of emails that I have received in particular from stay at home moms. It continues to break my heart to hear the stories from wives and mothers who have been cast aside and had not protected themselves […]

I just heard some people talking about the fact that divorces are down because of the economy. They said that the recession is causing the divorce attorneys to earn less money. I’m not sure where their statistics came from but one of them said that petitions for divorce were down by 57%. If that is […]

Wow! How time fly’s. I am so sorry not to have made a post in such a long time. Tomorrow is Halloween and all of the youngsters…and the oldsters…are getting ready. This post, on the other hand, will go in a totally different direction for the moment. I don’t think I have ever told a […]

October brings fond memories for me. Because my brother’s birthday was October 31st, Halloween was always a big deal for our family. This was before the time that some people considered Halloween a bad thing. Anyway, we always had a big costume party for my brother and I, as the little sister, looked forward to […]