Post-prep Divorce

On December 27, 2010, in Blog, Divorce, Divorce & Children, Divorce Advice, Prepare for Divorce, by leslye

New York City parents applying to the city’s prestigious private schools are advised to hold off on their divorce until after their child is accepted in a school.  Divorce lawyers and private school consultants are advising their clients to stay together until their child is accepted—because the city’s top private schools frown on broken homes.

Grey Divorce

Grey divorce is a growing trend.  Seniors are now realizing that here is no reason to stay in a long, bad marriage.  People live longer today, and the reality is that you might as well enjoy every minute of the time you have! Older men seldom ask for a divorce unless they have a potential replacement.  On […]

Children & Volatile Divorce

Divorcing parents in a volatile divorce should immediately enroll their child or children in the Children’s Passport Issuance Alert Program so that you will be notified if your ex or ex-to-be attempts to apply for a passport for them, which he or she will need in order to leave the country.

Books For Kids About Divorce

—Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families  by Laurie Krasny & Marc Brown —Divorced but Still My Parents by Shirley, Ph.D. Thomas —I Don’t Want to Talk About It by Jeanie Franz Ransom & Kathryn Kunz Finney —I Think Divorce Stinks by Marcia L. Lebowitz & Pamela M. Borguald —It’s Not Your Fault, Koko Bear by […]

Thank You

When was the last time you wrote a “thank you” note—a handwritten thank you note—not an email?  Sending a handwritten thank you note can be as self-interested as it is polite. Is there any other reason to send a carefully worded thank you letter to someone who has just interviewed you for a job?  According […]

Late Motherhood

On May 9, 2010, in Blog, Divorce & Children, Divorce Advice, Prepare for Divorce, by leslye

A recent study revealed that women in the United States are giving birth later, fewer are marrying, and the percentage of teenage mothers has dropped over the last 20 years. In 1990, 9 percent of births were to women over 34 and 13 percent to teens.  By 2008, it was 14 and 10 percent, respectively.

Divorce, Children & Taxes

According to the IRS rules, the custodial parent can claim a child as a dependent.   This opens the door to several tax perks, including an additional personal exemption, which reduces one’s taxable income. The custodial parent is defined as the parent with whom the child spends the most time with.  But the custodial parent can agree […]

Advantages Of A Legal Separation

Although a legal separation and a divorce have many things in common, there are some advantages to getting a legal separation instead of a divorce. Some of them are: 1.  It allows you to live apart, away from the conflict, to decide if a divorce is what you really want; 2.  You will have a court order that outlines the rights […]