Newsflash: There’s life after divorce.
Posted in Child Support, Divorce, Financial, Mediation on Jul 20th, 2010
This piece is about a couple who is divorcing, has decided to still live in the same house (because they can’t sell it) and is trying to negotiate spousal support and child support. They’re using mediation to work through these issues, which is great, although they learned that avoiding court doesn’t always mean avoiding conflict. [...]
Posted in Divorce on Jul 20th, 2010
This story on ABCNews.com’s site is about how the “idea” of divorce can spread. The title: “Is Divorce Contagious?”
The piece is interesting, although I have to admit that I don’t find it that surprising. Humans are social animals, and psychological research (such as these conformity studies) shows just how influenced folks are by what’s happening [...]
Posted in Divorce, Domestic Partnership, Parenting on Jul 2nd, 2010
Here is a story about parenting and divorce. Long story short, it’s conflict that is hard for kids and not divorce. To quote study researcher Constance Gager, “Don’t stay together for the sake of the children if you’re in a high conflict marriage.” Divorce may be difficult for kids in the short term, in [...]
Some version of this story has been going around: Namely, divorce lawyers look to Facebook to see what information about themselves folks (usually the opposing party) are making public. The example the story offers is this: “Forgot to de-friend your wife on Facebook while posting vacation shots of your mistress? Her divorce lawyer [...]
While there was obviously speculation in the past about whether Elin Woods would choose to move ahead with divorce, the speculation now is about when the divorce will finalize and what she’ll receive. Apparently, a figure of $750 million made the rounds, but here is a story that suggests that figure is high (and explains [...]