A Massachusetts lawmaker has set forth a bill that would ban parents from having sex in their own homes while divorce papers are pending. The bill would also not allow a parent to bring a date home without a judge’s permission. Almost immediately, the pending legislation stirred up controversy on…
The term “conscious uncoupling” has picked up a lot of steam this week in light of the announcement that actress Gwyneth Paltrow and now-ex Chris Martin (frontman of Coldplay) have decided to call it quits “with the least amount of emotional damage possible.” The couple decided to file for divorce…
An indemnity clause is something you don’t hear about a lot when it comes to the typical divorce. When you file for divorce, there are so many things to remember that getting down into the weeds with a term like this can be daunting, but if you aren’t sure about…
It may not seem possible when you’re going through it, but deciding to file for divorce can be the best decision you ever make. While there is often a lot of heartache and uncertainty that goes along with the end of any relationship, you need to start looking beyond the…
Every relationship is different, as are the reactions of people when they discover that their spouse wants to file for divorce. If you’re the one planning the getaway, dealing with irrational behaviors and a desire for revenge from your spouse can be made doubly worse when you haven’t done appropriate…
Living together before marriage generally gets a bad reputation as being a common factor whenever a couple decides to eventually file for divorce. However, new research from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro indicates that may not be the case at all. The study, led by associate professor Arielle…
According to an NEFE (National Endowment for Financial Education) study, a record 33 percent of Americans are committing acts of financial betrayal against their spouses. Some of the common cases for these “financial affairs” that often lead to one spouse deciding to file for divorce include the following: Secret credit…
Recently, Huffington Post asked their readers to share some hard truths about being a single parent once they decided to file for divorce. While the website culled through hundreds of responses and eventually published the top 11, there was one that really stood out to us: “Realize that there’s a…
In a recent article for Huffington Post, blogger Jenny Erikson took a quick look at the seven “terrible” reasons to rush in to marriage, and we agree on each and every point. One, in particular, that stood out was this: All Your Friends Are Married Yes, it’s possible that even…
Every now and then a story comes along to highlight the reason why you shouldn’t be petty and vengeful when deciding to file for divorce. One of the most recent comes from Spain, where a woman posted photographs of herself on Facebook wearing a shirt that read, “My ex-husband’s an…