What causes us to lose our peace and joy?
Financial instability.  Complicated health issues.  Sudden unexpected loss…of a loved one…a job…a relationship. Frustration or disappointment around raising teenagers or caring for elderly parents.  Actually, it is more general than that.  We lose our peace...
Study finds inconsistency in child support rates among states
A typical parent's payment can vary by over $700 a month from state to state
The size of your child support payment depends heavily on where you live, according to a new study.
A parent can pay almost three times as much as one who liv...
Marriages fail. Â Some individuals choose divorce and take a chance on living differently with the dream of being happier and more fulfilled. Â
Once the decision to divorce is made, and it is rarely if ever an easy one, there are approaches to make divorce simpler, gentler, and less contentious. Â It...
The painful choice to pursue a divorce often feels like no choice at all. It can seem like you either pursue this harrowing path or lose what individuality and potential for happiness you have left. Â
Once divorce begins to seriously float around in your head, all of the obstacles that stand betwee...
When struggling with the difficult emotions that come with divorce, having an easily accessible emotional toolbox to grab when we are in crisis is invaluable. Much like attempting to do a small job around your home and not having the power screw gun (I am constantly in this position) or the basic w...
If you have recently decided to divorce, you have been feeling lonely, abandoned and unfulfilled for a long time. Â
Being in a relationship and feeling lonely is more painful than being alone and feeling lonely because you feel so stuck, and it’s just not supposed to be this way.
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How we think affects how we feel. How we feel affects how we act. Often our thinking is automatic. We don’t even question the thoughts that come to mind.  Our thinking can be fueling the fire that is consuming our love and happiness! Â
 When we find ourselves acting in ways that cause ourselves ...
In New York, all documents filed in your divorce action, including pleadings, financial documents, and Final Judgment of divorce are sealed. Â
According to Domestic Relations Law 235, these records are sealed for 100 years in order to protect a divorcing spouse from potentially embarrassing and pai...
You've decided to get a divorce. Or worse, your partner has just brought up the "divorce" topic.
Hurt, anger and uncertainty are paralyzing you.
Your emotional response to divorce is normal and understandable.
Divorce is one of the most difficult and overwhelming transitions we will ever face. Â
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Self Discovery Exercise:
Write down 25 positive attributes about yourself.
Yes, that’s right, 25!
Be bold and also ask two individuals who you trust and respect to write a list of 25 positive attributes about you.
You can do it! Â Here is a list to help you get started.
- Able
- Eager
- Kind
- Rati ...
This is a guest post by Denisa Tova.
This is probably the most important piece of your divorce process...to figure out what it’s going to cost you to live on when you split one household into two.
Start with a reasonable post-divorce budget. The goal is to get a realistic idea of your living expe...
Children learn many things during a divorce.  They are watching you even if they don’t appear to be.  What they learn depends on how you navigate divorce.
How Will Divorce Affect Your Children?
Divorce does not determine whether your children will suffer negative long term effects of your family'...
