Moving back to mom after divorce

April 20, 2012 By
Some people want to make a big change after divorce

It's stating the obvious to say that divorce changes everything but for some people everything means literally everything and it can create new opportunities. Nancy is one of those people. She and her husband had been married for twenty-one difficult years and at the time of their divorce, they worked together in his business which he then sold. Their daughter was heading off to college and at the … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Healing After Divorce

Watching Your Ex Change

April 18, 2012 By
Don't surprised when your ex changes after you're gone

One of the challenges of life after divorce is watching your ex change, change in ways you've wanted, change for the better. Nancy B had pleaded with her husband for years to get better help for his fears and anxiety and once she'd moved out, he did. Here's Nancy B: Once I moved out, within a week he had a new therapist who changed his medication, got him on a step-by-step desensitization … [Continue reading...]

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Divorce After 50 Giveaway

April 17, 2012 By

Don't forget: to be entered in the drawing to win a copy of Attorney Janice's Green's  Divorce After 50, you need to be signed up to receive my blog updates and periodic newsletters via email. Drawing is at 4 p.m. Mountain Time, Friday April 20, 2012. … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: News, Sticky

When is The Best Time For Divorce?

April 17, 2012 By
Staying together for the sake of the kids is not a good idea

Even when I was a teenager, I felt that couples should not stay married for the sake of their children. I don't really know what formed that opinion - my parents' marriage had its ups and downs but nothing dramatic. I do remember a schoolfriend whose parents got divorced - I was never privy to any of the details. My parents discussed it in hushed whispers. My gut just told me that to be a child … [Continue reading...]

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Divorce After 50

April 13, 2012 By
DivorceAfter50

The divorce rate among people aged 50 and older has doubled in the past twenty years* and attorney Janice Green says these people face a different set of challenges than younger divorcees. There's an obvious probability that marital assets are greater, and quite possibility more complex. Having adult children may spare you from the child custody, child support and parenting agreement … [Continue reading...]

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Divorce Advice From a Support Group

April 12, 2012 By
A support group may be very helpful if you're thinking of divorce

For most people, ending their marriage is hard. Traumatic. For the person who initiates it, deciding to divorce can be a lengthy process. While Nancy B seized the opportunity of her daughter being away to tell her husband their marriage was over, it wasn't a hasty decision. Nancy B had been going to a divorce support group for months. Here's Nancy B: I joined a divorce support group and it … [Continue reading...]

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Making Excuses For Your Spouse

April 11, 2012 By
There's no room for excuses in marriage

Nancy B's whirlwind romance - just ten months from first date to marriage - didn't give her enough time to really get to know to her husband. Had she waited a little while longer she might have seen his fears and panic attacks which really came to define how they lived their life. Here's Nancy B: He was a very, very fearful person. When I was forty years old, he’d had a form of a breakdown. … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: The Marriage