Your Privacy

On January 28, 2010, in Blog, Divorce Advice, Divorce Information, Prepare for Divorce, by leslye

There are so many new threats to your privacy:  People’s faces are routinely recorded by security cameras—surveillance cameras are everywhere. Huge databases contain detailed consumer profiles, which are sold.  Social-networking sites can make your personal information available to everyone—including people who shouldn’t have it.  Electronic tollbooths track your movements on roads and bridges.  You can be tracked via your cellphone.   Also, […]

Don’t Be In Denial

When your husband says he must work late every night— for months—an affair is likely.  What your mind blots out, your heart knows—and so does everyone else. In other words, when you’re in denial, you’re only kidding yourself.  Take off the blinders. You must do everything you can to protect yourself. Buy “The Divorce Survival […]

Beauty Fades

On January 25, 2010, in Blog, Divorce Advice, Leslye's Quotes and Notes, Prepare for Divorce, by leslye

“Beauty Fades, Dumb is Forever”  —Judge Judy Sheindlin This is also the name of a book she wrote that is very funny and has a lot of wisdom in it—that I highly recommend every woman reading.

Should I or Shouldn’t I?

On January 24, 2010, in Blog, Divorce, Divorce Advice, Divorce Information, Prepare for Divorce, by leslye

Even when a marriage is not good, many people decide to do nothing for many reasons.  One is that they are afraid of the battle—the war that it will take to get a divorce.  Another is that they just don’t want to live alone. The only person who can make that decision is you. In today’s world, […]

Book About Divorce

A funny book about divorce (yes, it’s possible) is Heartburn by Nora Ephron, author of  Sleepless in Seattle and When Harry Met Sally.

Marriage Issues

On January 21, 2010, in Blog, Divorce Advice, Marriage, Prepare for Divorce, by leslye

No marriage is perfect because we are human and no one is perfect. Even before you start to have problems, you should be pro-active about seeking  support for your marriage.  Everyone has “issues” that they want and need to resolve. It is easier to resolve them when there is a third party involved and better to […]

Divorce Advice

On January 18, 2010, in Blog, Divorce Advice, Divorce Information, Prepare for Divorce, by leslye

Be careful where you get advice.  Your friends and relatives will have plenty of free advice—but don’t take it—the price is too high if they’re wrong (and they usually are).  Only use your friends for emotional support. Use an attorney who specializes in divorce for advice.

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.