I just received a call from someone who had wanted to call me for quite a while. After we talked for a few minutes and she filled me in on some of the things she had been experiencing, my heart broke. Anyone who has gone through the pain of divorce doesn’t forget how it feels. […]

One of my kid’s friends asked me at dinner the other night, “So you are a woman’s divorce advocate, right?” I told him, “Well, not exactly. I don’t encourage nor do I promote divorce for women or anyone else for that matter.” He asked, “So then what is that you do with women who have […]

As most of you know, I do not advocate divorce except in the case of abuse. Marriages should be give and take and should have more hours filled with harmony than they have discord. Often, what I see on this site is that women hang on for years, hoping that things might change and their […]

This will be a very brief post my friends. We spent this afternoon at Shriners Hospital for Children in Philadelphia. As difficult as the pain of divorce is, seeing children of all ages with spinal cord injuries puts everything in perspective. These kids are accepting adversity and fighting valiantly. All I could think about today […]

If you have any upcoming meetings with your soon to be ex-husband, you might need a heads up. Some men (and women) find it entertaining to add yet one more barb to the divorce process. In an effort to get you unglued, they bring the other woman to the meeting. Even if she can’t go […]

For the purpose of this post, I am writing about the assets that have been in the marital home. Dividing property during the divorce process can be extremely challenging and heart wrenching. It’s so important that the soon to be ex spouses act in mature and respectful ways even when the divorce is contentious. The […]