Expert Advice
Expert advice on divorce, custody, finances, and moving forward with your life.
Permanent alimony. Also known as “permanent maintenance,” it amounts to the same thing: lifetime support.If you’re the one who has to pay the support, permanent alimony could be your worst...
Divorce mediation costs less money, takes less time, and gives you more privacy and control over your divorce than contested litigation ever will ... when it works. The key to...
If you’re fighting over your kids in your divorce there’s one thing you know for sure. You don’t want to lose your custody battle. The problem is that the way...
Have you ever tried to play a game without understanding the rules? If you have, chances are, the game did not go well for you. You probably lost big time....
Two things most sane people seek to avoid are divorce and taxes. Unfortunately, when you’re going through a divorce, not paying attention to taxes can cost you thousands. That's especially...
Unless you are a therapist, or are talking to a therapist, the subject of “emotional health” – particularly your own emotional health - is not normally something you talk about....
You tell yourself that you’re going to be strong. You’re determined not to get into another one of “those” arguments. Yet five minutes after you see your soon-to-be-ex you find...
Dividing retirement accounts in divorce can be both complicated and complex. If you screw it up, you can create a huge tax liability for yourself. You can also end up...
They are caught in the perfect storm. At the same time that the baby boomers are experiencing the highest divorce rate in the country, their children – the 20 and...
You’ve been wrestling with the idea of getting a divorce for months – maybe years. You’ve finally decided that you’re ready. (Or you’ve realized that, ready or not, you just...
Divorce can be awkward. When your friend tells you that s/he just got divorced, you can never be sure whether you’re supposed to say, “I’m sorry,” or “Congratulations!” Divorce gifts...
Trying to answer the question “How long does a divorce take?” is much like trying to predict the weather in Chicago. Your answer depends on a multitude of factors that...