Posts belonging to Category Love & Relationships

EMOTIONAL CLEAN BREAK IN A DIVORCE – POSSIBLE OR NOT?

Lets face it, divorce sucks!  However, it does not need to define the rest of your life, unless you let it.  We all know that playing the victim is not the best way to move through divorce, yet over and over again that is exactly what happens. Perhaps it is a bit subtler, maybe you [...]

What went wrong?

The downward spiral in relationships often starts with the loss of respect for the husband, and the woman taking on a more masculine role. Whether this happened to you or not, it’s a good thing to be aware of.

CBC to Air “Thoroughly Modern Marriage” Documentary

Does Marriage Still Matter? On Thursday January 20 at 9PM in Canada (9:30PM in NFLD), the CBC is airing the documentary Thoroughly Modern Marriage. Through interviews and discussions with couples, neurologists, sociologists and historians from across Canada, the documentary asks the fundamental questions: does marriage still matter? Is it “broken”? And if so, can and [...]

How and Why to Try Reconciliation

As a divorce lawyer over the last 33 years, I have been frequently confronted with clients who wish to reconcile, even when a spouse has been guilty of considerable marital fault.  Reconciling carries with it legal considerations–particularly in fault states–which must be considered with a lawyer.  However, once the decision is made to pursue reconciliation, [...]

Release the Victim Role for the New Year!

Being the best you can be is a wonderful resolution! Living your life as a victim is so unattractive, if you take a hard, honest look at you behavior in your divorce, you may see yourself playing the role of victim. Release this story for New Years.

A bad week for celebrity divorces

I have been very busy with putting together the next issue of Divorce Magazine. Still, I can’t help but notice how many celebrity couples split up in the last week because we write about them on divorcemagazine.com. Among them are Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds, “Nip & Tuck“ star Dylan Walsh and Joanna Going, Vanessa Hudgens and [...]

The Changing Face of Marriage

In 1960, nearly 70% of American adults were married; now only about half are. In 1960, 2/3 of 20-somethings were married; in 2008, just 26% were. College grads are now far more likely to marry (64%) than those with no higher education.

Marriage and Money

New York Times columnist, Nicholas Kristof, tells us something interesting in his November 6th article, entitled Our Banana Republic. Apparently, new research points to increasing divorces occurring due to the stress of poor economic times. This should surprise no one, but it should alarm us all. Love makes marriage work, but stress — like a wayward [...]

Wise Divorce Advice During Trying Financial Times

Knowing your spending habits and taking charge of them in 10 easy steps. Add this to your list of gifts during your divorce!

Divorce As Process

The decision to divorce isn’t usually made easily or in haste. Among the many issues to consider are financial, social and psychological ones. Whenever children or illnesses are involved, the decision is even more difficult. But, for many people, divorce may be more of a years-long process than a single decision. When infidelity puts the [...]

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