Some mistakes you should never make: 1. Send stupid, mean letters, text messages or emails to your so-to-be ex. All these will be saved and used against you later. 2. You need to prepare financially for the battle. If you don’t prepare, you won’t have a chance to improve your chances for success. 3. If […]
Everyone, especially someone who has recently gotten a divorce, should do their estate planning. The first thing you need to do is to take stock of your assets and liabilities. This can include a list of the value of your home or apartment and other physical assets; recent statements from your bank and brokerage accounts; […]
When parents are getting a divorce, whose needs should be more important—those of the parents or those of the children? When parents divorce, their child custody plans are supposed to put the “best interests of the child or children” first. Children’s needs change as they grow. Unfortunately, the way the child custody schedules are they […]
Studies show that divorce is contagious. You’re more likely to divorce if your friends do. A study done by the Daily Mail found that the break-up of a friend of a friend’s marriage boosts your chances of divorce by a third, calling the effect “divorce clustering.” Break-ups within friendship groups “force couples to start questioning their own […]
No one should get married without having a Prenuptial Agreement in place. A Prenup is an agreement between two people that deals with the financial consequences if their marriage should end. It is used to protect your assets going into the marriage as well as future assets. It also protects you against premarital debts your future spouse may have. Even if you have very […]