One of the hardest things for a divorcing parent is knowing that your child will suffer. It can be easy to feel guilty about this and think that you need to make it up to them. Divorce is a reality of life for many adults and many children. Your child will not be the...
People who run a business sometimes find it hard to run a business while maintaining a happy married life. Balancing work and home life is tough, but failing to do so could lead to divorce. Ideally, a spouse is treated like your best friend and top customer. They get...
Unfortunately, one spouse telling lies about the other is a common occurrence in Wheaton, Illinois divorces. Examples include: He cheated on me through the whole marriage. She cannot stop drinking or taking drugs. He hits the children when I am out of the home. She...
You think of divorce as something that will or will not happen based solely on decisions made by you and your spouse. No one else affects your odds of divorce. But is that true? Or could outside factors play a role? For instance, say your own parents got divorced when...
Nelson Mandela said, “If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.” It is good advice if you are about to divorce. Even if you do not have children, you still need to work together with your spouse. Doing...
Being in your 70s, you know that you have lived a long life, but you have no intention of slowing down. You’re still active in your community, enjoy traveling and generally enjoy getting out of your comfort zone. Throughout the years, your spouse has been a strong...
If you are about to divorce, you need to decide what to do with your home. Who gets the family home can become one of the significant points of contention. Your financial situation may mean you have to sell a home you want to keep What if you want to keep your...
When you first file for divorce, you may not realize that you can file either for an uncontested divorce or a contested one. An uncontested divorce is simply one in which both parties are able to agree to end their marriage and there are no outstanding issues that...
People going through a divorce are often angry and hurting. Those intense emotions can produce irrational and cruel behavior in people who are usually kind and reasonable adults. One of the many ways that people can try to twist divorce proceedings to hurt their...
At least 50% of Americans who marry end up getting divorced. While many divorcing couples understand that they'll have to divide their tangible marital assets such as houses, furniture or cars when they divorce, they seldom discuss what becomes of their digital ones....
