Dividing Retirement and Investment Plans During Divorce

Mistakes Made When Dividing Marital Assets Dividing marital assets during divorce can be one of the most challenging and convoluted aspects of your divorce. It isn’t as simple as “I want the car, you keep the house.”  Few people take into consideration the cash value of an “asset” and in the end, end up with [...]

It’s a Man’s World: Will Your Career Survive?

“This is a man’s world, this is a man’s world. But it wouldn’t be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl.” There is an old saying that women have to work twice as hard as men to get half as much. This may be true in some cases, but only if we allow it [...]

Ask The Divorce Doctor: When the Ex Isn’t Paying

Editor’s Note: Erica Manfred, author of He’s History, You’re Not: Surviving Divorce After 40, writes a weekly column at www.wowowow.com. She answers reader questions about divorce, everything from how to deal with betrayal, to surviving the first year, to dating again, to finding a new career. If you have a question for the “Divorce Doctor,” [...]

Important Considerations: What would happen to your kids IF…?

Submitted by Delaine This past week, Mother Nature unleashed her winter wrath up here in Calgary, Alberta.  We’re talking large dumps of snow and temperatures than hovered between -25 and -40 C  (that’s -12 to -40 F).  And though I’m accustomed to extreme weather conditions being a born and bred Canuck, something REALLY stood out [...]

Her Ex bought a WHAT? I thought he was broke!

Submitted by Delaine They’ve been apart now for three years.  Their divorce only became official a few months ago.  And I swear to God, no word of a lie, he has lamented over how broke he is ever since they separated. But the other day, my best friend Hali, now his ex-wife, shocked me by blurting:  [...]

Assistance For Low Income Single Moms

So, what do you do if you lose your job or your ex loses his job and receives a downward modification in child support? Single moms have many challenges. In todays economic climate it isn’t unusual for a single mom to be faced with financial difficulties. There are services set up for just such situations. [...]

Surviving Low Income Hell as A Divorced Single Mom

Submitted by Delaine So I’ve finally reached the point where I’m not totally embarrassed of the fact that I’ve been living in Low-Income Hell since March; that’s when my ex-husband lost his job and my child AND spousal support went up in smoke – overnight. It’s been hard.  REALLY hard.  I’ve laid awake many a night stressing [...]

Your Kids Don’t Have to ‘Go Without’ This Summer – Financial Help for Single Moms & Dads

Submitted by Delaine Moore Have harsh financial times fallen upon your divorced family?  Are you worried your kids will have to go without sports activities, day camps, trips to the zoo, etc. this summer? Because of the recession, many of you are struggling to put food on the table, let alone pay for fun summer [...]

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