Recently, a 30-year-old female client came to me post-divorce for help with an ex who was trying to intimidate and threaten her. They have two children together, and the divorce is final, but the ex just won’t move on. In fact, the woman, my client, has her life...
A few months ago, I was sitting in court listening, watching. I was waiting for my case to be heard by the judge, on a motion to terminate spousal support. Ultimately, after being heard, we were given 60 days for discovery and scheduled for an evidentiary hearing this...
In a prior post, I wrote: Is it unreasonable to think there are things we can do to better that post-divorce relationship? It is a different relationship, after all. I’d like to examine what, exactly, that new relationship looks like. For instance, how do you parent...
BY CARRIE COLE Preparing tax returns is stressful enough, but it can be more so during or after a divorce.Tax returns are often the key to hidden assets, although they will not typically show money that is invested in life insurance policies, annuities and 401(k)...
I have had the joy of helping a 7th-grader build a program to guide tweens through divorce. KIDS, or Kids Interested in Divorce Support, is the brainchild of Asher Schreiber, a 13-year-old who decided to create a support group for kids of divorce as his bar mitzvah...
You’re getting divorced. The marriage ended. Does that mean you have to be bitter and sad? What if you could actively pursue those moments worth celebrating and cherish what went right despite the relationship’s ultimate end? You have to find joy where you can, and...