Revenge Surgery

Recently divorced women are bouncing back from divorce with plastic surgery—”revenge surgery.”  Needing to feel better about themselves from the devastation of a failed marriage and many times a bitter divorce battle,  they have plastic surgery which can erase years and build self-esteem. After a divorce you feel unattractive and unloved.  Plastic surgery gives you the confidence […]

How To Deal With A Bad Judge

Judges are the weakest link in our system of justice, and they are also the most protected.  —Alan Dershowitz Unfortunately, it is very difficult to deal with a bad judge.  Lawyers have no latitude with the judge that may be the judge in their/your case.  Some important points to know: Most experienced judges have seen and heard it […]

Getting Rid of the Bling

One of the first things some women want to do when they have gone through a terrible divorce is get rid of everything their ex-husband had given them—particularly jewelry.  Elin Nordegren reportedly got rid of any signs of her ex-husband, serial cheater Tiger Woods, including the jewelry he gave her. I would suggest that you […]

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 […]

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 and Children

On January 16, 2010, in Blog, Divorce & Children, Divorce Advice, Prepare for Divorce, by leslye

Fifty percent of all children are children of divorce.  Twenty-eight percent of all children are born to never married parents.

Joint Tax Return

When you are a newlywed, the opportunity to file a joint tax return may sound romantic.  And when one spouse has relatively high income while the other has little or none, it can even save taxes. But for couples who are splitting up, but not yet divorced or legally separated before the end of the […]