Today’s posts are all over the map, both literally and figuratively. The first post of today was about the growing trend in an Afghan province of women choosing to divorce their husbands in a legal system where the men have nearly all of the control. Post number two is this collection of divorce cakes, which [...]
Monthly Archive for July, 2009
When divorce is a good thing…
Posted in Divorce, Domestic Violence on Jul 22nd, 2009
Yahoo News has this story about the plight of Afghan women with violent husbands, and the trend of these women seeking to end their marriage rather than end their life.
The topic of divorce often evokes mixed feelings in America, but with 50% of marriages ending in divorce, divorce is far from the taboo that [...]
Financial planning, post-divorce
Posted in Divorce, Domestic Partnership, Financial on Jul 8th, 2009
Here’s some good, solid financial advice. It’s refreshing after the other two posts today about divorce drama and uncertainty. Here is a rundown of the helpful post-divorce financial planning steps.
Here’s the Cliff Notes version:
Start with a financial planner.
Talk with an estate planning attorney.
Make a guardianship plan for your kids.
Plan for special needs kids.
Re-visit insurance.
Review account [...]
More drama in Connecticut
Posted in Divorce, Domestic Violence on Jul 8th, 2009
I have a few Connecticut divorce blog posts so far, including a fairly recent one about Dr. Perricone and his wife (and the court’s decision to uphold the voluntary restraining order the former Mrs. Perricone signed) and an older one about round one of divorce proceedings in the David and Douglas-David case (where the UTC [...]
A possible (and unfortunate) exception
Posted in Divorce, Domestic Violence on Jul 8th, 2009
In general, I try to keep the tone of this site pretty light. My thinking is that getting through a family law issue is already tough stuff. There are silver linings to many clouds, and I try to show readers that lining when I can.
Unfortunately, however, there are some cases where the silver lining is [...]
Be careful what you sign: Installment One of Infinity
Posted in Divorce, Financial, Prenuptial/postnuptial on Jul 2nd, 2009
In this story, Bloomberg.com reports that a UK court upheld a prenuptial agreement between a German heiress and a former banker. The court found that the agreement was entered into “willingly and knowingly by responsible adults”. In addition, the court found that the husband–who was challenging the agreement–had a “proper” understanding of it.
While this is [...]