Divorce Celebration

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 […]

Tricky Relationship

Starting a relationship with someone going through the divorce process can be very difficult.  Usually a man who is separated or getting a divorce is looking for some sort of fulfillment from a new relationship—but that rarely lasts once the divorce is finalized. A lot of things play into the equation. Did she initiate the divorce […]

Is Divorce Contagious?

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 […]

Prenuptial Agreement

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 […]

Divorce Worst States

A Bloomberg list ranks getting a divorce in the U.S. according to the following factors:  minimum separation period and required separation period; minimum length of residency; minimum waiting period after filing for divorce before the divorce is final; filing fees; and the minimum time from start to finish.  According to the list, the top ten worst states to […]

The Marriage Dilemma

The statistics in 2012 from the Pew Research Center are scary.  In 1960 nearly three-fourths of people 18 and older were married. In 2010 the number had dropped to 51%. Four in ten births were to unmarried women. If this trend continues, within a few years less than half of the population in the United States […]

Life After Divorce

You have just gotten divorced and half or more of your assets are gone…  Living alone after your divorce may be difficult—especially if you had a long marriage—financially and emotionally.  Most women can expect to spend at least a third of their adult lives on their own. Because of this, they must get savvy about saving […]

Instant Dating

Did you know that with an App, your next date could be just around the corner?  Using your cellphone you can make an instant date based on who is in the area and available for a quick drink. These services (mostly free) allow you to skip the usual online dating stuff and move right into dating. On the […]