There are several strategies you should consider when doing your estate planning. First, you should consider making gifts to the beneficiaries of your Will while you are still alive—during your lifetime. This is generally better than giving them money through your estate. Ask your accountant what the estate taxes re gifts currently are. You can […]
Cohabitation in the United States has increased by more than 1,500 percent in the past half century. In 1960 about 450,000 unmarried couples lived together. Today the number is more than 7.5 million. The majority of young adults will live with someone in a romantic relationship before they marry; and more than half of all […]
When we get married we have a ceremony and celebration—a wedding. So why not have a ceremony and celebration to untie the knot and bonds of a marriage? A ceremony to release you from the vows and promises you made. A ceremony can be personal and spiritual to help the couple and their families move past […]
Every woman should prepare for divorce while they are happily married. This may sound cynical, but if a divorce doesn’t happen to you and you live happily ever after, then you have lost nothing. But if life throws you a curve ball and a divorce does happen to you, it will have been the most important thing […]
Jealousy comes in different forms, and there are various degrees of jealousy. Just like aggression and paranoia, jealousy can take on various degrees of severity. Some people let their jealousy become all-consuming and create a permanent wedge between themselves and their partner. It can destroy a relationship. Usually jealousy is caused by one’s own issues with self-confidence and […]
Women are particularly vulnerable during a divorce. Here are some things that women should avoid doing during a divorce: 1. Using Facebook or any social media sites: Close your accounts until your divorce is finalized. Anything you say on them can be used against you! 2. Using Twitter: Do not tweet during your divorce. Anything you […]