Ask The Divorce Coach: Separated But Living Together

Question
Dear Shelley:
Overview: husband cheated, tried to make it work, husband stopped his counselling, blamed me for not having sex cause I could not get over the “other woman”, cheated again, now separated, living in the same house but separate rooms, one 14 -year- old daughter, husband is out every night getting his “happiness on” leaving [...]

Is Your Alimony Modifiable or Non-Modifiable?

Your final decree of divorce may specify how much alimony will be paid. Does it specify whether the alimony is modifiable or non-modifiable though? If alimony is specified in the final decree of divorce and “modifiable” either spouse can come back and request a change in the amount of alimony paid.
The husband may petition the [...]

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 a [...]

Al and Tipper Gore: A New Trend Toward Midlife Divorce?

Submitted by: Big Little Wolf
Al and Tipper Gore to Divorce
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, by now you’ve heard the term gray divorce, likely in conjunction with the news that Al and Tipper Gore are splitting up after 40 years.
Of course, the original announcement was followed by a claim that Al [...]

Ask The Divorce Coach: Husband has left to go ‘find himself’

Dear Shelley:
My husband moved out to “find himself” and decide if he wants to work on our marriage of 22 years or if he wants to be single.
He had an affair and I lived with this knowledge and his sadness after the other woman dumped him for fear that her husband would find out.  Nonethethless I was still willing to [...]

Is Your Divorce Attorney Meeting Your Expectations?

Submitted by: Cathy
You Don’t Have to Settle For a Bad Divorce Attorney
I had three divorce attorneys. The first one cost me hundreds of thousands of dollars due to incompetence. The second called me one afternoon after office hours and said to me, “if you ever get horny just give me a call.” Not exactly [...]

Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva Split: Can You Say Midlife Crisis?

I don’t think it is a stretch to say that Mel Gibbon’s midlife crisis is doing more damage. Some may argue that divorce from his wife of over 30 years, his irrational behavior over the last few years and his relationship with a much younger woman is not an indication of midlife crisis.
To those people [...]

And JUST LIKE THAT, Love Might Enter Your Life

Submitted by Delaine
Shannon’s day had been typical and ordinary; she’d had no ’signs’ or reasons to think it might be anything but.
At 5 o’clock, having finishing her nursing shift at the hospital, she decided to stop in at a trendy bistro for a drink;  having a drink alone was no big deal to her whatsoever.  She stomped out her [...]

My New Bedtime Fantasy

Submitted by: Peter Ehrlich
 
I want to talk about my newest, ongoing, “driving me forward” bedtime fantasy.  This twisted new fantasy is the new fuel that has launched me to join yet another dating site and contact virtually every single woman between the ages of 42 and 52.  I can go to any dating site now [...]

Ever Wonder Why Some Men Cheat?

Submitted by: Cathy
If you’ve ever been the victim of infidelity the one thing you’ve wondered is “why” did he cheat? You will ask yourself that question dozens of times and may even think learning why the affair happened will keep it from happening again or relieve the pain you feel.
The truth is, knowing “why” won’t [...]

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