In yesterday’s post about Susan, she shared how and why she and her husband are separated but not divorced. One of my first questions about this was what about the money? How do they work out child support? Turns out that Susan does get something akin to child support but she’s also trained as a…
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Back to school after divorce
Continuing with Carolyn’s story, you’ll remember she grew up overseas and moved to the U.S. as a live-in nanny when she was 20. She left her marriage at 27, with two young children, no job and no professional qualification. Not a very bright picture. Now, 18 months later, she’s worked hard to earn prerequisites and…
A new career brings excitement after divorce
Yesterday I shared how Elise had been working on her nursing prerequisites when she was still married even though her husband was not supportive of her career change. At the end of this month, she has an interview at Regis University and hopes to join their nursing program in May 2010. Here’s Elise talking about…
Holding on to a dream through divorce
Elise has worked in IT for almost 20 years and although she’s well paid, she hasn’t found her job exciting for a long time. She started working towards a new career in 2002 while she was still married but sadly without the support of her husband. *** When we were still married, I had plans…
Becoming a nurse after divorce
Between the ages of 22 and 38 Kim Katz was married twice and divorced twice with one child from her first marriage and two children from her second. Anyone who’s been through a divorce can easily guess some of the challenges Kim has faced. She is most proud that through it all she has maintained…
