The most difficult and the most important part of divorce should be appropriate parenting of the children during and after the process. In the rare case of an amicable divorce, this is a bit easier because the parents are able to work together to keep their children appropriately parented. When a marriage goes sour, too […]

I have been reading about the new concept of divorce insurance. I think about it the way I think about divorce parties. I don’t see the benefit. When a couple gets married, the idea of a pre-nup is often shunned because many feel like signing a pre-nup might be an indication that the marriage won’t […]

There is a young woman in the news by the name of Jessica Vega, who allegedly faked an illness in order to gain the sympathy of friends and strangers. If that is not bad enough, she chose a terminal illness to get more than sympathy. She received the gift of a dream wedding that friends […]

I read some interesting facts today. Nearly 75% of all divorces take place when the women leave the men. In addition, it appears that couples with a girl child are 5% more likely to divorce and that number increases with each additional girl child. So, a family with 3 girls is 10% more likely to […]

Someone just asked me to list the five most important things to do when preparing for a divorce. That’s a bit tough since the person didn’t mention the time frame. Is it a year before, a month before, has he has already left or is it in the thinking stage? Without knowing any of the […]

Someone just asked me how I got through the process of my divorce. Music and books have always inspired me and I remember blasting music throughout the house. This is the first song that came to my mind. It is by Reba McEntire and the song is Walk On from the album Sweet Sixteen. Obviously […]

My post on August 31, 2010, A Quick Fix or Quicksand triggered several new readers to email me. I found it very interesting that while their stories were different in details, they were very similar. The gist of the stories was that the husband had left the marital home and filed for divorce. The children […]

What is the key for finding your way to a position of “happily divorced?” Some people believe the “happily divorced” comes after a divorce party. I don’t happen to agree. Women who have gone through the divorce process often feel like the proverbial “dragged behind a truck” image. All women need to take a step […]