When you are facing divorce, you need to be conscious of your financial decisions. After all, you and your spouse will soon need to split up your assets and your income and costs will both change after you finalize the split. Even so, some people make serious...
Month: October 2018
How negative is the financial impact of divorce?
If you are used to living on two incomes because you're married, getting divorced is going to reduce your household earnings. You'll have to learn how to live off of one income. But just how dire may things get? Could the divorce have a seriously negative financial...
Does your child want a birthday party with your ex?
A child's birthday party should be about creating the ultimate experience and offering the child a say in the matter. What do they want the party to be like? Who do they want to come? For divorced parents, this can get a bit tricky. Does your child want you and your...
Ideas to help avoid co-parenting plan stress
Negotiating a parenting agreement once you've decided to divorce can be one of the greatest challenges you will encounter. Even if you and your spouse get along enough to have peaceful discussion about your children or other divorce-related issues, various complex...
Why is the divorce rate falling for millennials?
Millennials do not get divorced as often as baby boomers, and the divorce rate in the United States has been dropping. One report claimed that it fell a full 18 percent between just 2008 and 2016. Why is this happening? There are a few reasons. One is that the average...
A loss of trust in your marriage can make you a ‘distancer’
When trust breaks down in a marriage, the marriage itself often follows soon after. Trust is a crucial component of a successful relationship, and it is often impossible to build back up when it is gone. The event that took it away will always be there, no matter what...