The Financial Impact of Divorce: There is More to it Than Splitting Marital Assets

Submitted by: Big Little Wolf Is your divorce still in process? Are you worrying about whether you dotted all your i’s and crossed all your t’s – especially where the future for your children is at stake? Here are several subjects – serious matters – that I had to deal with during my divorce and [...]

Ask The Divorce Coach: Broke & Powerless From Legal Fees

Question: Dear Shelley: I am really struggling.  I was married for almost ten years and have two children.   My husband and I have been to court three times already.  At the last hearing, the judge asked both attorneys if all issues were resolved and both said yes – but my ex and his attorney have [...]

New York Goes No-Fault: What Does This Mean For Women?

Submitted by: Madeline Grace Are no-fault divorce laws in the best financial interest of women? Not according to the study below. In the late 1980s, several states set up task forces to study gender bias in the courts. For example, in Colorado, one section of the task force was charged with the area of divorce. [...]

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 [...]